# Sultanpur Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,985 people in 754 households**, the 8th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,985people (2011)
- 754households
- 46.9%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes

Sultanpur falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSultanpur
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240626

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sultanpur from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)21 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sultanpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sultanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uprama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sultanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include farm equipment. About 78% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****15%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sultanpur?

■ Sultanpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**945

Working population ****27.5%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.1% for men and 39.3% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 452 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 329 (30%) · **■** Marginal 229 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amarpur

- Bharko *7,855 people
- Lachhmipur Chiraia5,871 people
- Kol Buzurg4,576 people
- Kusmaha4,116 people
- Mahadeopur3,981 people
- Ratanpur Magduma3,877 people
- Ballikita3,644 people
- Bhaluhar3,613 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sultanpur from Banka?21 km by road
- What is the population of Sultanpur?3,985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?46.9% (Census 2011)