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About Sultanpur Kalan Village

Sultanpur Kalan is a large village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,153, made up of 970 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841413
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 2,153
Male Population 970
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur Kalan is the 32nd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sultanpur Kalan

Sultanpur Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sultanpur Kalan from other places

Sultanpur Kalan lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sultanpur Kalan
Nearest railway station Jiradei 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km
Nearest town Siwān 16 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goriakothi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sultanpur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanpur Kalan village had a population of 2,153. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Sultanpur Kalan village has 970 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur Kalan has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur Kalan is 841413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur Kalan covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sultanpur Kalan falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur Kalan is Jiradei, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sultanpur Kalan.

Sultanpur Kalan is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur Kalan is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 15 km away. Goriakothi is about 16 km away. Siwan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur Khurd (under 2 km), Jalalpur (4.0 km) and Shekhpura (7.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sultanpur Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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