# Sultanpur Village, Noorsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/sultanpur/ Village · Noorsarai, Nalanda # Sultanpur Sultanpur is a village in Noorsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,792 people in 329 households**, the 33rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 1,792people (2011) - 329households - 44.3%literacy - 967females per 1,000 males ## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes Sultanpur falls in Noorsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDaruara - Community development blockNoorsarai - Census village code244670 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? - Noorsarai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)8 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 - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Noorsarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Noorsarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sultanpur · ■ Noorsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **13% Toilet within the home ****20%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **74% Tap water ****6%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****36%** **47% Television ****16%** **18% Mobile phone ****38%** **49% Computer with internet ****9%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **34% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Noorsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%** **64.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032** **932 Working population ****39.7%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.5% for men and 31.6% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (60%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 118 (17%) 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 Noorsarai - Kakaria1,942 people - Machhardiha1,906 people - Daudpur1,869 people - Kewai1,842 people - Hinganpura1,791 people - Ahiapur1,787 people - Kashmiri Chak1,753 people - Nosra1,683 people [All 62 villages in Noorsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sultanpur from Biharsharif?8 km by road - What is the population of Sultanpur?1,792 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sultanpur in?Nalanda district (Noorsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?44.3% (Census 2011)