# Sultanpur Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 297 households**, the 21st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,622people (2011)
- 297households
- 57.5%literacy
- 1,210females per 1,000 males

## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes

Sultanpur falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRam Das Bagahi
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229816

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?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)10 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panman
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 **wheat, maize and potato**. About 67% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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, 10 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**68%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

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 · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1210**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**979

Working population ****44.2%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 46.2% for women. 45% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 32 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 626 (87%)

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 Katiya

- Duhauna1,774 people
- Sukhsenwa Misir1,721 people
- Parsauni1,675 people
- Ram Das Bagahi1,659 people
- Bhagi Patti Jhil1,585 people
- Raipura1,545 people
- Pakariar1,537 people
- Malpura1,482 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sultanpur from Gopalganj?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sultanpur?1,622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?57.5% (Census 2011)
