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About Sultanabad Village

Sultanabad is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 79 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 79
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanabad compares

By the 2011 count Sultanabad is the 153rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Sultanabad

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

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 Sultanabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanabad village had a population of 154. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Sultanabad village has 79 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanabad has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Sultanabad is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanabad covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sultanabad falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sultanabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sultanabad.

Sultanabad is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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