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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 299 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.4 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 31.4 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 299
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 221st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 31.4 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sultanpur

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 <5 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 158 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about 2.3 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 Sarnath 2.3 km
Nearest town Varanasi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 16 km
District headquarters Basti 158 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 559. That makes it the 221st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Sultanpur village has 299 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Sultanpur covers 31.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sultanpur falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Sarnath, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 158 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Sarnath is about 2.3 km away. Varanasi is about 9.3 km away. Bhanpur 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 Ghurhupur (2.7 km), Halua Hasanpur (2.9 km) and Hasanpur (2.9 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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