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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is one of the larger villages in Gondal tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,218, made up of 4,193 males and 4,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4626.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364470, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Gondal
Pincode 364470
Area (hectares) 4626.38 hectares
Population 8,218
Male Population 4,193
Female Population 4,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,167 residents. Its 4626.38 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 from other places

Sultanpur lies about 59 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Vadiya Devli, about 8.3 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 Vadiya Devli 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gondal 22 km
District headquarters Rajkot 59 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gondal 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 8,218. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,167 residents.

Sultanpur village has 4,193 males and 4,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 364470. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 4626.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sultanpur falls under Gondal tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Vadiya Devli, about 8.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 59 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Gondal tehsil of Rajkot district. Vadiya Devli is about 8.3 km away. Gondal is about 22 km away. Rajkot is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamadhiya (11 km), Derdi (14 km) and Bildi (14 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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