About Dakshin Sultanpur Village

Dakshin Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,548, made up of 798 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Sultanpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731236
Area (hectares)	295.28 hectares
Population	1,548
Male Population	798
Female Population	750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Sultanpur is the 35th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 295.28 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dakshin Sultanpur

Dakshin Sultanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Sultanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dakshin Sultanpur from other places

Dakshin Sultanpur lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 4.7 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 Dakshin Sultanpur
Nearest railway station	Chatra	4.7 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Illambazar	18 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	18 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Sultanpur

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

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Common questions about Dakshin Sultanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Sultanpur village had a population of 1,548. That makes it the 35th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Dakshin Sultanpur village has 798 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Sultanpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Sultanpur is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Sultanpur covers 295.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Sultanpur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Sultanpur is Chatra, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Sultanpur.

Dakshin Sultanpur is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Sultanpur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 4.7 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.0 km away. Illambazar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Sultanpur (under 2 km), Rangpur (2.6 km) and Dakshin Ekdala (4.0 km).

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