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About Sultan Jhanpur Village

Sultan Jhanpur is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 233 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.12 hectares hectares.

Sultan Jhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultan Jhanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 463.12 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 233
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultan Jhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultan Jhanpur is the 90th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 463.12 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sultan Jhanpur

Sultan Jhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sultan Jhanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sultan Jhanpur from other places

Sultan Jhanpur lies about 55 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sumer, about 46 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 Sultan Jhanpur
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 9.8 km
Nearest town Begamganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Sumer 46 km
District headquarters Raisen 55 km

Villages closest to Sultan Jhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairatganj 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 Sultan Jhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultan Jhanpur village had a population of 445. That makes it the 90th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Sultan Jhanpur village has 233 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultan Jhanpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Sultan Jhanpur covers 463.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sultan Jhanpur falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sultan Jhanpur is Sumer, about 46 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sultan Jhanpur.

Sultan Jhanpur is about 55 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultan Jhanpur is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 9.8 km away. Begamganj is about 16 km away. Sumer is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tehri (2.0 km), Alampur (2.4 km) and Murpar (2.7 km).

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

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