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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in Domkal tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,547, made up of 1,321 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Domkal
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 477.02 hectares
Population 2,547
Male Population 1,321
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 47th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents. Its 477.02 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 964.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sambhu Nagar, Sekhalipara, Sibnagar Laskarpur and Srikrishnapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,547. That makes it the 47th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents.

Sultanpur village has 1,321 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 477.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sultanpur falls under Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sultanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is in Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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