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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,759, made up of 1,426 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.41 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 262.41 hectares
Population 2,759
Male Population 1,426
Female Population 1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 54th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 262.41 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 32 km from Ballia. 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 town Baheri 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 32 km
District headquarters Ballia 32 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rasra 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 2,759. That makes it the 54th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Sultanpur village has 1,426 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Sultanpur covers 262.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sultanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sultanpur is about 32 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Baheri is about 9.0 km away. Rasra is about 32 km away. Ballia is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhua (2.6 km), Rohna (2.8 km) and Shahpur Tiwari (3.2 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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