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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Uttar Sultanpur is a small village in Illambazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 511 in 123 households. It has a literacy rate of 50.3% and is located at 22.102°N, 88.303°E with PIN code 731236.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sajhahan Mondal
Contact: 62****4403
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- LGD code
- 318050
- Pincode
- 731236
- Post office
- Sriniketan
- Population
- 511
- Households
- 123
- Literacy rate
- 50.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1004 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 257
- Distance to district centre
- 211 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 186 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 53 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1153 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lakshmikantapur · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Greenland Nursing Home · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Uttar Sultanpur compares
By population, Uttar Sultanpur ranks #93 of 133 villages in Illambazar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.3%
−13.9% vs mandal average
Uttar Sultanpur50.3%
Illambazar mandal64.2%
Birbhum district61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+59 vs mandal average
Uttar Sultanpur1,004
Illambazar mandal945
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Uttar Sultanpur4.2
Illambazar mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Uttar Sultanpur at a glance
Uttar Sultanpur is a village of 511 people in 123 households (Census 2011) in Illambazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 93rd-largest of 133 villages in Illambazar block. Literacy is 50%, 14 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. It lies 211 km from the Birbhum district centre, 7 km from Uttar Chandipur, the nearest town, 2 km from Lakshmikantapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731236, served by Sriniketan post office; the LGD village code is 318050. The nearest hospital or health centre is Greenland Nursing Home, 2 km away. The sarpanch is Sajhahan Mondal, and the village votes in Bolpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandranath Sinha. The population is estimated at 572 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Sultanpur · this village | 511 | 50% | — |
| Uttar Sultanpur (K) · Mandirbazar | 2,010 | 74% | 0.1 km W |
| Purba Raipur (K) · Mandirbazar | 269 | 72% | 0.8 km W |
| Raipur Dayarampur (K) · Mandirbazar | 3,096 | 65% | 0.9 km NW |
| Krishnanagar (K) · Mandirbazar | 1,964 | 53% | 1 km SW |
| Ramjibanpur · Mathurapur - I | 1,290 | 80% | 1.2 km E |
| Purba Shrinagar (K) · Mandirbazar | 574 | 69% | 1.3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Uttar Sultanpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 56.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Uttar Sultanpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Uttar Sultanpur
- LGD code
- 318050
- Pincode
- 731236
- Post office
- Sriniketan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 511
- Population (projected 2026)
- 572
- Households
- 123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1004
- Literacy rate
- 50.3%
- Coordinates
- 22.10244°N, 88.30295°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandranath Sinha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sajhahan Mondal
- Block / Mandal
- Illambazar
Getting there
How to reach Uttar Sultanpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata53 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1153 km
- Chennai1315 km
- Delhi1328 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLakshmikantapur2 km
- Bus stopMonjushree17 km
- Hospital / PHCGreenland Nursing Home2 km
- ATM / banksbi6 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil23 km
- CollegeDDU-GKY Training Centre32 km
- Police stationDiamond Harbour Police Station15 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Uttar Sultanpur
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731236
- BenuriaBolpur Sriniketan mandal3,009 pop
- NaogaIllambazar mandal2,617 pop
- NachansahaIllambazar mandal2,018 pop
- KhushtikuriIllambazar mandal1,994 pop
- SupurBolpur Sriniketan mandal1,803 pop
- KankutiaBolpur Sriniketan mandal1,752 pop
- Dakshin SultanpurIllambazar mandal1,548 pop
- IkshudharaBolpur Sriniketan mandal1,521 pop
- KamarparaIllambazar mandal1,466 pop
Villages near Uttar Sultanpur
Other villages in Illambazar mandal
View all 60+ →- Chaupahari Jangal
- Sahapur
- Shripur
- Tinor
- Debipur
- Joydev Kenduli
- Chhata Chak
- Batikor
- Shunmuni
- Goltikuri
- Ichhapur
- Bhabanipur
- Mangaldihi
- Naoga
- Bharatpur
- Matikona
- Tikarbeta
- Beloa
- Chhatar Bandi
- Hansra
- Payer
- Shirsha
- Delora
- Khayerbani
- Chunpalashi
- Khirai
- Nachansaha
- Khushtikuri
- Dhansaha
- Sugar
- Shalka
- Nohna
- Gopinathpur
- Kayera
- Dakshin Sultanpur
- Chaumandalpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)