# Sultanabad Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Sultanabad

Sultanabad is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **494 people in 98 households**, the 104th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 494people (2011)
- 98households
- 67.6%literacy
- 783females per 1,000 males

## Sultanabad PIN code and other codes

Sultanabad falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBansipur
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239172

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

## How far is Sultanabad from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)31 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)13 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 Sultanabad?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sultanabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Sultanabad known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Sultanabad

Of every 100 households in Sultanabad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sultanabad · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****91%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Sultanabad?

■ Sultanabad · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****783**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**947

Working population ****26.1%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 53.9% for women. 46% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (18%) · **■** Marginal 97 (75%)

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 Colgong

- Gopalpur534 people
- Madhepura512 people
- Kharikhan503 people
- Bhuska500 people
- Rohar468 people
- Bhalua Sujan454 people
- Masudanpur449 people
- Amba448 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sultanabad from Bhagalpur?31 km by road
- What is the population of Sultanabad?494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanabad in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanabad?67.6% (Census 2011)