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Sultanganj

सुल्तानगंज
Maker mandal
Pincode 841215
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Temples near Sultanganj

  • Ajgaivinath Lord Shiva Temple · 0.8 km

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Sultanganj is a village in Maker mandal, Saran district, Bihar, with a population of 2,441 across 400 households and a literacy rate of 49.2%. The village has one hospital and one railway facility, located at coordinates 25.246°N, 86.737°E with PIN code 841215.

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LGD code
234023
Pincode
841215
Post office
Maker
Population
2,441
Households
400
Literacy rate
49.2%
Sex ratio
1043 ♀/1000♂
Workers
583
Distance to district centre
110 km
Distance to mandal centre
158 km
Distance to Patna
165 km
Distance to Kolkata
340 km
Nearest railway station
Sultanganj · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Referral Hospital, Sultanganj · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sultanganj compares

By population, Sultanganj ranks #9 of 41 villages in Maker mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.2%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Sultanganj
49.2%
Maker mandal
49.5%
Saran district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,043
+8 vs mandal average
Sultanganj
1,043
Maker mandal
1,035
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Sultanganj
6.1
Maker mandal
5.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sultanganj at a glance

Sultanganj is a village of 2,441 people in 400 households (Census 2011) in Maker block, Saran district, Bihar, the 9th-largest of 41 villages in Maker block. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. It lies 110 km from the Saran district centre, 8 km from Parbatta, the nearest town, under 1 km from Sultanganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841215, served by Maker post office; the LGD village code is 234023. The nearest hospital or health centre is Referral Hospital, Sultanganj, 1 km away. The village votes in Vaishali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siddharth Patel. The population is estimated at 1,189 in 2026, down 51% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sultanganj · this village2,44149%
Kamarganj · Sultanganj4,61952%5.3 km W
Parbatta · Ismailpur14,19738%7.8 km N
Asarganj · Asarganj12 km SW
Deori · Kahalgaon1,41045%12.6 km N
Deori · Kadwa6647%12.6 km N
Deori · Barhara4,36242%12.6 km N
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sultanganj

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHAPRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
36
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Ketuka Nandan
Total area (ha)
217
Irrigated area (ha)
200
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sultanganj

LGD code
234023
Pincode
841215
Post office
Maker
Population (Census 2011)
2,441
Population (projected 2026)
1,189
Households
400
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1043
Literacy rate
49.2%
Coordinates
25.24580°N, 86.73674°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Vaishali
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Vaishali
Member of Parliament
Veena Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Siddharth Patel
Block / Mandal
Maker
Nearest railway station
Sultanganj (0.5 km)
Getting there

How to reach Sultanganj

Mandal centre
Maker · ≈ 158 km
≈ 5 h 24 min by car · 6 h 25 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saran · ≈ 110 km
≈ 3 h 46 min by car · 4 h 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,197 people
Parbatta · ≈ 7.8 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna165 kmcapital
  • Kolkata340 km
  • Delhi1016 km
  • Hyderabad1222 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSultanganj<1 km
  • Bus stopBus Stand (Gandhi Chowk)20 km
  • Hospital / PHCReferral Hospital, Sultanganj1 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM20 km
  • CollegeMiddle school jamalpur20 km
  • Police stationPolish station21 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Sultanganjunder 1 km
Health centre
Referral Hospital, Sultanganj1.4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Sultanganj

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

  • 🛕Ajgaivinath Lord Shiva TempleTemple<1 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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