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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a large village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,729, made up of 1,429 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, 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 Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743332
Area (hectares) 67.42 hectares
Population 2,729
Male Population 1,429
Female Population 1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 13th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 67.42 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 3.0 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 Diamond Harbour 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour I 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 2,729. That makes it the 13th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Sultanpur village has 1,429 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 743332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 67.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sultanpur falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Diamond Harbour, about 3.0 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 20 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 Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 3.0 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atkrishnarampur (under 2 km), Banbahadurpur (2.4 km) and Gauripur (2.8 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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