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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 247 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.37 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 36.37 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 247
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 311th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 36.37 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur 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 Sultanpur from other places

Sultanpur lies about 161 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kundaharnamganj, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 14 km
Nearest town Lālganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Kundaharnamganj 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 161 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 481. That makes it the 311th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Sultanpur village has 247 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Sultanpur covers 36.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Kundaharnamganj, about 17 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 Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 161 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 14 km away. Lālganj is about 14 km away. Kundaharnamganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanipur (under 2 km), Sultanpur Navapura (under 2 km) and Maqboolpur Urf Ramnagar (2.7 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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