About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,063, made up of 1,583 males and 1,480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, 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	Maldah
Tehsil	English Bazar
Pincode	732102
Area (hectares)	312.6 hectares
Population	3,063
Male Population	1,583
Female Population	1,480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 25th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 312.6 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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 42 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 6.6 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	Bakudi	6.6 km
Nearest town	Farakka	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	English Bazar	32 km
District headquarters	Maldah	42 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in English Bazar 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 3,063. That makes it the 25th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Sultanpur village has 1,583 males and 1,480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 732102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 312.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Bakudi, about 6.6 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 42 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Bakudi is about 6.6 km away. Farakka is about 13 km away. English Bazar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.