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About Sultanipur Village

Sultanipur is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,764, made up of 917 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276129
Area (hectares) 49.96 hectares
Population 1,764
Male Population 917
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Sultanipur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanipur is the 76th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 49.96 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Sultanipur

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

Sultanipur lies about 26 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dullahapur, about 14 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 Sultanipur
Nearest railway station Dullahapur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 18 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 26 km

Villages closest to Sultanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanipur village had a population of 1,764. That makes it the 76th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Sultanipur village has 917 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanipur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Sultanipur is 276129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanipur covers 49.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sultanipur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sultanipur is Dullahapur, about 14 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 Sultanipur.

Sultanipur is about 26 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanipur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Dullahapur is about 14 km away. Mehnagar is about 18 km away. Muhammadābād is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikunthpur (under 2 km), Basarikpur (under 2 km) and Birpur (under 2 km).

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

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