# Sultanpur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/sultanpur/ Village · Barsoi, Katihar # Sultanpur Sultanpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,140 people in 1,820 households**, the 2nd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%. - 8,140people (2011) - 1,820households - 65.9%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes Sultanpur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSultanpur - Community development blockBarsoi - Census village code225007 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? - Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)45 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? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sultanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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, 12 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sultanpur · ■ Barsoi rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **1% Toilet within the home ****47%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **86% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **98% Use banking services ****43%** **15% Television ****20%** **3% Mobile phone ****39%** **27% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **40% Own their home ****97%** **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 · ■ Barsoi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **43.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **960 Working population ****30.7%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 59.3% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 890 (36%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,122 (45%) · **■** Marginal 338 (14%) 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 Barsoi - Abadpur9,760 people - Harnar6,540 people - Bighaurhat6,531 people - Maheshpur5,469 people - Shikarpur5,120 people [All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sultanpur from Katihar?45 km by road - What is the population of Sultanpur?8,140 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sultanpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?65.9% (Census 2011)