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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 686 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 92.08 hectares
Population 1,283
Male Population 686
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 82nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 92.08 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sultanpur

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 <5 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 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, 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
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 2.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur 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.

Common questions about Sultanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanpur village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Sultanpur village has 686 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 92.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultanpur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas 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 <5 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 about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mallikpur is about 1.7 km away. Baruipur is about 2.3 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (under 2 km), Beralia (under 2 km) and Kholapota (under 2 km).

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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