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About Sultanapur Village

Sultanapur is a mid sized village in Kundgol tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,467, made up of 734 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1128.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kundgol
Pincode 581107
Area (hectares) 1128.66 hectares
Population 1,467
Male Population 734
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sultanapur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanapur is the 34th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 1128.66 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sultanapur

Sultanapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sultanapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sultanapur from other places

Sultanapur lies about 58 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Kalas, about 3.8 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 Sultanapur
Nearest railway station Kalas 3.8 km
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundgol 24 km
District headquarters Dharwad 58 km

Villages closest to Sultanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanapur village had a population of 1,467. That makes it the 34th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Sultanapur village has 734 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanapur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sultanapur is 581107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanapur covers 1128.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sultanapur falls under Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sultanapur is Kalas, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sultanapur.

Sultanapur is about 58 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanapur is in Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district. Kalas is about 3.8 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 6.3 km away. Kundgol is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haralapur (under 2 km), Kalas (1.7 km) and Sankalipur (3.5 km).

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

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