# Sultanpur Village, Domkal, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Domkal, Murshidabad 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Domkal sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,547 people in 615 households**, the 47th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 2,547people (2011)
- 615households
- 57.7%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Domkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**21%

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

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**59%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Domkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**962

Working population ****31.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 58.6% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 627 (77%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 94 (12%)

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 Domkal

- Manik Nagar3,049 people
- Panchananpur2,689 people
- Baniakhali2,677 people
- Khidir Para2,604 people
- Jorgachha2,484 people
- Char Syampur2,433 people
- Gokul Chak2,283 people
- Bajitpur2,231 people

[All 87 villages in Domkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/domkal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanpur?2,547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Murshidabad district (Domkal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?57.7% (Census 2011)