# Sultanpur Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,778 people in 1,477 households**, the 7th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 6,778people (2011)
- 1,477households
- 56.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**70%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**85%

Use banking services ****28%**

**22%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**42%

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 · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**967

Working population ****29.2%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 52.0% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 325 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 851 (43%) · **■** Marginal 494 (25%)

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 Ratua - II

- Maharajpur8,978 people
- Nijgan Paranpur8,523 people
- Shibnagar8,298 people
- Barail7,031 people
- Raninagar6,422 people
- Nasipur6,404 people
- Kadamtali6,323 people
- Chandpur6,183 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanpur?6,778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?56.8% (Census 2011)