About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,485, made up of 1,311 males and 1,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandipur
Pincode	721659
Area (hectares)	222.4 hectares
Population	2,485
Male Population	1,311
Female Population	1,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 21st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 222.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

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 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 70 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mallikpur, about 1.7 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	Mallikpur	1.7 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandipur	5.7 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	70 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandipur 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 2,485. That makes it the 21st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Sultanpur village has 1,311 males and 1,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 222.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Mallikpur, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 70 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mallikpur is about 1.7 km away. Baruipur is about 2.3 km away. Chandipur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.