# Sultanpur Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,063 people in 679 households**, the 25th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 3,063people (2011)
- 679households
- 66.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**60%

Tap water ****14%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**83%

Use banking services ****47%**

**39%

Television ****38%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****76%**

**96%

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 · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**972

Working population ****35.0%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 62.0% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (14%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 682 (64%) · **■** Marginal 202 (19%)

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 English Bazar

- Basudebpur3,475 people
- Madia3,441 people
- Daulatpur3,411 people
- Sahazalalpur3,195 people
- Nima Sarai2,995 people
- Nischintapur2,808 people
- Gopalpur2,759 people
- Gobindapur2,641 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanpur?3,063 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?66.6% (Census 2011)