# Sultanpur Village, Rajpur, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajpur, Rohtas 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 249 households**, the 24th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 1,293people (2011)
- 249households
- 77.6%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes

Sultanpur falls in Rajpur sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarawn
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code251482

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?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)22 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?

4 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
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawadih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 89% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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, 2 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**922

Working population ****22.9%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 65.5% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (53%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 26 (9%)

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 Rajpur

- Gurdihin1,531 people
- Amarpur1,499 people
- Mahuari1,340 people
- Amarhi1,318 people
- Baranw1,230 people
- Baghaila1,070 people
- Chhanha1,013 people
- Parasia945 people

[All 39 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sultanpur from Sasaram?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sultanpur?1,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Rohtas district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?77.6% (Census 2011)