# Sultanpur Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/sultanpur/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga # Sultanpur Sultanpur is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,944 people in 705 households**, the 21st largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 2,944people (2011) - 705households - 47.0%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes Sultanpur falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBeri - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan - Census village code227874 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? - Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)60 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)26 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? 8 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 · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga Ramnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 13 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 40% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sultanpur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **98% Use banking services ****21%** **29% Television ****3%** **2% Mobile phone ****38%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **37% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **935 Working population ****42.7%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.5% for men and 32.4% for women. 47% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 71 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 683 (54%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (1%) · **■** Marginal 483 (38%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan - Gothani3,455 people - Paika Charai3,376 people - Asman3,308 people - Ladiami2,944 people - Gora2,863 people - Mohim Khurd2,735 people - Semraha2,693 people - Mahri2,231 people [All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sultanpur from Darbhanga?60 km by road - What is the population of Sultanpur?2,944 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sultanpur in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?47.0% (Census 2011)