Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad # Sultanpur Sultanpur is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 569 people in 93 households, the 64th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 569 people (2011) - 93 households - 85.7% literacy - 1,069 females per 1,000 males ## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes Sultanpur falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Uchita - Community development block Ratni Faridpur - Census village code 260071 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sultanpur from nearby towns? - Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Jehanabad (district HQ) 15 km by road - Jehanabad (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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 - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jehanabad - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jehanabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patna - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sultanpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 56% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sultanpur · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 19% 7% - Toilet within the home 26% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 79% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 25% 58% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 27% 48% - Television 5% 8% - Mobile phone 50% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 37% 34% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sultanpur? ■ Sultanpur · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.7% 67.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1069 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1319 927 - Working population 31.5% 32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.6% for men and 75.9% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (6%) · ■ Other work 15 (8%) · ■ Marginal 153 (85%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ratni Faridpur - Saraya 631 people - Gappo Chak 611 people - Qazi Chak 572 people - Rasulpur 569 people - Bandipur Barheta 551 people - Misraulia 547 people - Akhtiarpur 540 people - Nadpura 524 people All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur ## Quick answers - How far is Sultanpur from Jehanabad? 15 km by road - What is the population of Sultanpur? 569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sultanpur in? Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur? 85.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/sultanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.