# Sultanganj Village, Maker, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Maker, Saran 

# Sultanganj

Sultanganj is a village in Maker sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,441 people in 400 households**, the 9th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 2,441people (2011)
- 400households
- 59.9%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Sultanganj PIN code and other codes

Sultanganj falls in Maker sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKetuka Nandan
- Community development blockMaker
- Census village code234023

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sultanganj from nearby towns?

- Maker (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)36 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)35 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 Sultanganj?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sultanganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madaura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sultanganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Sultanganj

Of every 100 households in Sultanganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanganj · ■ Maker rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**62%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****61%**

**61%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sultanganj?

■ Sultanganj · ■ Maker rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**971

Working population ****23.9%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 52.1% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (14%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (20%) · **■** Marginal 227 (39%)

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 Maker

- Baghakol3,937 people
- Bhathna3,701 people
- Letuka Nandan3,600 people
- Tara Amnaur2,614 people
- Bishunpur Piprahi2,381 people
- Jagdishpur2,309 people
- Hajarpur2,072 people
- Tahra1,774 people

[All 41 villages in Maker](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/maker/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sultanganj from Chhapra?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sultanganj?2,441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanganj in?Saran district (Maker sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanganj?59.9% (Census 2011)