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About Uttar Sultanpur Village

Uttar 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 511, made up of 255 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Sultanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 56.42 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 255
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Sultanpur is the 93rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 56.42 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Uttar Sultanpur

Uttar Sultanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uttar Sultanpur as Available within village. 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 Uttar Sultanpur from other places

Uttar 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 Uttar 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 Uttar 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.

Common questions about Uttar Sultanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Sultanpur village had a population of 511. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Uttar Sultanpur village has 255 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Sultanpur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Sultanpur is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Sultanpur covers 56.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Uttar Sultanpur.

Uttar 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.

Uttar 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 Dakshin 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 Uttar Sultanpur today is likely to be higher.

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