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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 332 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 332
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 79th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sultanpur from other places

Sultanpur lies about 18 km from Jamtara. 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
District headquarters Jamtara 18 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 20 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nala 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 633. That makes it the 79th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Sultanpur village has 332 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

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

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

Sultanpur is about 18 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Jamtara is about 18 km away. Jāmtāra is about 18 km away. Nala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhumanpur (under 2 km), Maldiha (1.5 km) and Brindaboni (2.0 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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