About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,320, made up of 1,214 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731238
Area (hectares)	426.94 hectares
Population	2,320
Male Population	1,214
Female Population	1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 34th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 426.94 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

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 5 - 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 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 Sultanpur
Nearest railway station	Chatra	4.7 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	18 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	18 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Sultanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanpur village had a population of 2,320. That makes it the 34th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Sultanpur village has 1,214 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 426.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sultanpur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Chatra, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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