# Sultanpur Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 177 households**, the 59th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 958people (2011)
- 177households
- 65.6%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes

Sultanpur falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharika
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234544

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?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)48 km by road
- Sonepur (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?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sultanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mirzapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonepur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 92% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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, 47 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****62%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**905

Working population ****25.9%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 58.7% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (76%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Sonepur

- Semara1,227 people
- Rajapur1,073 people
- Nawada1,059 people
- Babhanganwan1,028 people
- Makhdumpur743 people
- Chak Daria Sultanpur669 people
- Milki621 people
- Sighinpur504 people

[All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sultanpur from Chhapra?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sultanpur?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?65.6% (Census 2011)