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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 363 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.43 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 91.43 hectares
Population 791
Male Population 363
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 225th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 91.43 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

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 - 10 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 5 - 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 22 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Phariha 12 km
Nearest town Lalganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 16 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nizamabad 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 791. That makes it the 225th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Sultanpur village has 363 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Sultanpur covers 91.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Phariha, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sultanpur is about 22 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 Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Phariha is about 12 km away. Lalganj is about 13 km away. Nizamabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihipur (3.6 km), Jamin Katghar (3.8 km) and Katghar Babul (3.8 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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