# Sultanpur Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,135 people in 236 households**, the 59th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,135people (2011)
- 236households
- 67.4%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes

Sultanpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaroni
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239811

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?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)35 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahkund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Sultanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****44%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**927

Working population ****31.9%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 55.7% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 340 (94%)

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 Shahkund

- Karharia1,348 people
- Ibrahimpur1,199 people
- Goriasi1,189 people
- Harnathpur1,160 people
- Dewakharkita1,123 people
- Laugain1,116 people
- Chandar Bhanpur1,091 people
- Banawan1,033 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sultanpur from Bhagalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sultanpur?1,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?67.4% (Census 2011)