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About Sultanipur Village

Sultanipur is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 246 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.63 hectares hectares.

Sultanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 34.63 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 246
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 309th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 34.63 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 140 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 2.0 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 Mungara Badshahpur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 7.2 km
Nearest town Phulpur 17 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 140 km

Villages closest to Sultanipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhania 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 465. That makes it the 309th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Sultanipur village has 246 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanipur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Sultanipur covers 34.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanipur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sultanipur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 2.0 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 140 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanipur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 2.0 km away. Jakhania is about 7.2 km away. Phulpur 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 Sultanipurw (under 2 km), Sultanpur (under 2 km) and Badshah Pur (2.0 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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