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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 292 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.56 hectares hectares.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 68.56 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 292
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 327th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 68.56 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sultanpur from other places

Sultanpur lies about 15 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 5.8 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 Bakhsha 5.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 26 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 569. That makes it the 327th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Sultanpur village has 292 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Sultanpur covers 68.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Bakhsha, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 15 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bakhsha is about 5.8 km away. Jaunpur is about 15 km away. Shahganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur Ghughuri (under 2 km), Jagdishpur (4.5 km) and Iswarpur Urf Salahdipur (5.9 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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