# Sultanpur Village, Nalhati - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - I, Birbhum 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Nalhati - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,320 people in 516 households**, the 34th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 2,320people (2011)
- 516households
- 77.7%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**93%

Use banking services ****74%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**41%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**959

Working population ****41.2%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 70.8% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 412 (43%) · **■** Marginal 455 (48%)

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 Nalhati - I

- Majhkalitha2,414 people
- Amalai Bahara2,381 people
- Debagram2,359 people
- Sariha2,351 people
- Kanior2,308 people
- Bhagabatipur2,232 people
- Barla2,043 people
- Basanta2,004 people

[All 94 villages in Nalhati - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanpur?2,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?77.7% (Census 2011)