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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is one of the larger villages in Sahdai Buzurg tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,234, made up of 5,404 males and 4,830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Sahdai Buzurg
Pincode 844506
Area (hectares) 522 hectares
Population 10,234
Male Population 5,404
Female Population 4,830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,661 residents. Its 522 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Sultanpur

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

How far is Sultanpur from other places

Sultanpur lies about 38 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Chakmakrand, about 3.0 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
Nearest railway station Chakmakrand 3.0 km
Nearest town Hājīpur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahdai Buzurg 21 km
District headquarters Vaishali 38 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahdai Buzurg 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanpur village had a population of 10,234. That makes it the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,661 residents.

Sultanpur village has 5,404 males and 4,830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 844506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 522 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sultanpur falls under Sahdai Buzurg tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Chakmakrand, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sultanpur is about 38 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Sahdai Buzurg tehsil of Vaishali district. Chakmakrand is about 3.0 km away. Hājīpur is about 3.9 km away. Sahdai Buzurg is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansai Urf Mohammadpur Said (14 km), Khaspatti (15 km) and Shampur Bhairo (16 km).

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

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