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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,206, made up of 2,141 males and 2,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721222, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721222
Area (hectares) 580.51 hectares
Population 4,206
Male Population 2,141
Female Population 2,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 7th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 580.51 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for 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. The nearest villages by name are Shyamchak, Shyampur, Shyamsundarpur and Singhachak. 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 4,206. That makes it the 7th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Sultanpur village has 2,141 males and 2,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 721222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 580.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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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