Sultanganj (Sultāṅganj) is a village and corresponding community development block in Bhongaon tehsil of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it had a population of 4,484, in 751 households.
Sultanganj | |
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Village | |
  Sultanganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°18′55″N 79°05′49″E / 27.3152°N 79.09699°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mainpuri |
| Tehsil | Bhongaon |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.819 km2 (1.475 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,484 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Geography
editSultanganj is located about 12 km from Bhongaon, the tehsil headquarters.[2]: 165
According to the 2011 census, Sultanganj has a total area of 381.9 hectares, of which 210.5 were currently farmland and 85.2 were under non-agricultural use. 0.8 hectares were occupied by orchards, 17.8 were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests or permanent pastures existed on village lands.[1]: 166
Demographics
editAs of 2011, Sultanganj had a population of 4,484, in 751 households.[1]: 160 This population was 53.0% male (2,376) and 47.0% female (2,108). The 0-6 age group numbered 682 (354 male and 328 female), or 15.2% of the total population. 1,132 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 25.2% of the total.[3]: 124–5
The 1981 census recorded Sultanganj as having a population of 3,031 people, in 511 households.[2]: 164–5
The 1961 census recorded Sultanganj as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 1,743 people (980 male and 763 female), in 354 households and 277 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 952 acres and it had a hospital and post office at that point.[4]: xciv
Economy
editSultanganj hosts a market twice per week, on Sundays and Thursdays. Grain, vegetables, and cloth are the main items traded.[4]: 159 There is an agricultural credit society, but no bank.[1]: 164
In terms of agriculture, the primary crops grown at Sultanganj are wheat and bajra.[2]: 165
Infrastructure
editAs of 2011, Sultanganj had 2 primary schools and 1 primary health sub centre as well as a dispensary. Drinking water was provided by well and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 160–5
List of villages under Sultanganj block
editThe following 102 villages are counted as part of Sultanganj CD block:[1]: 157–9
- Ahemadpur
- Ahirwa
- Alipur Patti
- Allikhera
- Asafpur
- Aurandh
- Balarpur
- Balarpur Ramnagar
- Bara Surajpur
- Beenamau
- Bharatpur
- Bhawani Nagar
- Bhongaon Dehat
- Bhojpur
- Bichhawan
- Billon
- Birsinghpur
- Brijpur
- Bura Chak Sahara
- Byonti Khurd
- Chhachha
- Chhatripur
- Daleeppur Kailai
- Danchaura
- Darka
- Daya Ram Pur
- Devganj
- Dhanmau
- Diwanpur Chowdhary
- Dudhauna
- Fardpur
- Fatehpur
- Ganeshpur
- Garhiya Govindpur
- Goshalpur
- Govindpur
- Hamirpur
- Hannukhera
- Harchandpur Meerapur
- Harganpur
- Hussainpur
- Itoree
- Jagatpur
- Jaili Jirauli
- Jaitoolpur
- Jalalpur
- Jambhari
- Jaramai
- Jasanpur
- Jasrathpur
- Jaswantpur
- Kamalpur
- Katka
- Khatana
- Kinhawar
- Lalupura
- Lehra
- Maholi Khera
- Malpur
- Manikpur
- Marhari
- Mayachandpur
- Meerapur Sujapur
- Missaura
- Mohabbatpur
- Mohanpur
- Muradpur Nagaria
- Murhauli
- Nagla Bhagat
- Nagla Mitkar
- Nagla Semar
- Naka
- Narsinghpur
- Paal
- Padampur
- Pussaina
- Rajwana
- Rakari
- Ramnagar
- Rudaunia
- Rui Sinaura
- Sahara
- Sahjadepur
- Saidpur
- Sanda
- Saraiya
- Sarjanpur
- Shah Alampur
- Shahpura
- Simarai
- Siwai Bhadaura
- Sulkhanpur
- Sultanganj
- Sunnamai
- Surjanpur
- Surjanpur Barkhera
- Tarapur Chak
- Tisaulli
- Tolakpur
- Udaipur Naraini
- Usmanpur
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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