# Sultanpur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,133 people in 693 households**, the 16th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 3,133people (2011)
- 693households
- 64.6%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**40%

Tap water ****35%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**81%

Use banking services ****34%**

**48%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****76%**

**94%

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 · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**948

Working population ****41.9%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (18%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 924 (70%) · **■** Marginal 87 (7%)

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 Balagarh

- Hasimpur3,534 people
- Chandi Gachha3,446 people
- Somra3,431 people
- Barail3,222 people
- Kamalpur2,962 people
- Ektarpur2,914 people
- Dwarpara2,529 people
- Ichhapura2,490 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanpur?3,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?64.6% (Census 2011)