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About Sultanpur Khurd Village

Sultanpur Khurd is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,715, made up of 728 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,356 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841434
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 1,715
Male Population 728
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,356
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur Khurd is the 44th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 20 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 Khurd

Sultanpur Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Sultanpur Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanpur Khurd village had a population of 1,715. That makes it the 44th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Sultanpur Khurd village has 728 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur Khurd has about 1356 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur Khurd is 841434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur Khurd covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur Khurd 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 Khurd.

Sultanpur Khurd 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 Khurd 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 Kalan (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 Khurd today is likely to be higher.

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