# Sultanpur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,832 people in 414 households**, the 50th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,832people (2011)
- 414households
- 74.8%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****93%**

**84%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

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 · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**924

Working population ****24.6%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 60.3% for women. 40% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (16%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 196 (28%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Gauhani2,957 people
- Sonahita2,924 people
- Sajai Kalan Khurd2,910 people
- Semraho2,853 people
- Naraindih2,827 people
- Panwara2,796 people
- Sabeli2,789 people
- Bhilampur2,774 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanpur?2,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?74.8% (Census 2011)