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About Sultanganja Village

Sultanganja is a large village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,486, made up of 2,341 males and 2,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 138.77 hectares
Population 4,486
Male Population 2,341
Female Population 2,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Sultanganja compares

By the 2011 count Sultanganja is the 8th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 138.77 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sultanganja

Sultanganja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sultanganja 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 Sultanganja from other places

Sultanganja lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 14 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 Sultanganja
Nearest railway station Joka 14 km
Nearest town Budge Budge 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 26 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Sultanganja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur II 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 Sultanganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanganja village had a population of 4,486. That makes it the 8th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Sultanganja village has 2,341 males and 2,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanganja has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sultanganja is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanganja covers 138.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sultanganja falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sultanganja is Joka, about 14 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 Sultanganja.

Sultanganja is about 26 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.

Sultanganja is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 14 km away. Budge Budge is about 16 km away. Bishnupur II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghora Hatamukandapur (under 2 km), Golbari Kalicharanpur (1.5 km) and Srikrishnapur (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sultanganja today is likely to be higher.

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