Sultanganj Subdivision - Bhagalpur District, Bihar
Sultanganj is an administrative subdivision in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Sultanganj is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Abjuganj, while the nearest airport is Malda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 113.6 km.
The total area of the subdivision is 228 km², including 215.76 km² rural area and 12.29 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 889 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Sultanganj Subdivision
Sultanganj Subdivision has a total of 176 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdulpur | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 2 | Afzuganj | Both | Abjuganj |
| 3 | Afzuganj | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 4 | Ahmadpur Sahar | Urban | Not applicable |
| 5 | Akabarnagar | Urban | Not applicable |
| 6 | Akabarnagar Tola | Rural | Kherahia |
| 7 | Akarbarnagar | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 8 | Akbarnagar | Both | English Chichraun |
| 9 | Anantchak | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 10 | Asiachak | Rural | Asiyachak |
| 11 | Astandih | Rural | Mirhatti |
| 12 | Awa | Rural | Khanpur |
| 13 | Barhara | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 14 | Basantchak Urf Basantpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 15 | Basantpur | Rural | Kherahia |
| 16 | Bath | Rural | Nayagaon |
| 17 | Belari | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 18 | Belarichak | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 19 | Bhagalpura | Rural | Katahara |
| 20 | Bhaunathpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 21 | Bhaunathpur Arazi | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 22 | Bhim Buzurg | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 23 | Bhir Khurd | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 24 | Bhirchak | Rural | Khanpur |
| 25 | Bhirsamman | Rural | Asiyachak |
| 26 | Birsachak | Rural | Khanpur |
| 27 | Bishunpur | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 28 | Chainnagar | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 29 | Chapra Chit | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 30 | Chatarbhujpur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 31 | Chaturchak | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 32 | Damodarpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 33 | Damodarpur | Rural | Kumaitha |
| 34 | Damodarpur Arazi | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 35 | Damodarpur Kalan Khurd | Rural | Maheshi |
| 36 | Daulatpur Inglish | Rural | Khanpur |
| 37 | Daulatpur Inglish | Rural | Khanpur |
| 38 | Deodha | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 39 | Deodha Arazi | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 40 | Deodha Arazi | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 41 | Deodha Milik | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 42 | Desawar | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 43 | Dhanhi Belari | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 44 | Dhapra | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 45 | Dhapra | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 46 | Dhapra | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 47 | Dhapra | Unmapped | Dhandhi Belari |
| 48 | Dinanathpur | Rural | Kumaitha |
| 49 | Dindealpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 50 | Dotara | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 51 | Enaetpur | Rural | Katahara |
| 52 | Enaetpur | Rural | Katahara |
| 53 | Enaetpur Arazi | Rural | Kumaitha |
| 54 | Fatehpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 55 | Fatehpur | Unmapped | Ganganiya |
| 56 | Fatehpur Arazi | Rural | Ganganiya |
| 57 | Firistabad | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 58 | Gangania | Rural | Ganganiya |
| 59 | Gauripur Chaur | Rural | Kherahia |
| 60 | Ghorghat Mal | Rural | Ganganiya |
| 61 | Ghorghat Milik | Rural | Ganganiya |
| 62 | Gigiawan | Rural | Khanpur |
| 63 | Girdharpur | Rural | Nayagaon |
| 64 | Gopikita | Rural | Khanpur |
| 65 | Gouripur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 66 | Gouripur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 67 | Harbans Mal | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 68 | Harbanspur | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 69 | Harbanspur Jagir | Rural | Kumaitha |
| 70 | Hario | Rural | Kherahia |
| 71 | Harpur | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 72 | Hathiauk | Rural | Asiyachak |
| 73 | Hemra | Rural | Nayagaon |
| 74 | Hemra Arazi | Rural | Nayagaon |
| 75 | Jagardari | Rural | Asiyachak |
| 76 | Jagir Pansalla | Unmapped | Katahara |
| 77 | Jahangira | Rural | Kamarganj |
| 78 | Jairampur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 79 | Jaitipur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 80 | Kaleanpur | Rural | Maheshi |
| 81 | Kaluchak | Rural | Katahara |
| 82 | Kamarganj | Rural | Kamarganj |
| 83 | Kamarpur | Rural | Katahara |
| 84 | Kamarpur Arazi | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 85 | Karanpur Arazi | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 86 | Karharia | Rural | Katahara |
| 87 | Karharia | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 88 | Kasba | Rural | Masdi |
| 89 | Kastikri | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 90 | Kathara | Rural | Katahara |
| 91 | Khaira Kishunpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 92 | Khalila | Rural | Katahara |
| 93 | Khanpur | Rural | Khanpur |
| 94 | Khanpur Daulatpur | Rural | Khanpur |
| 95 | Khanpur Daulatpur | Unmapped | Khanpur |
| 96 | Khanpur Dolaipur | Rural | Khanpur |
| 97 | Khanpur Inglish | Unmapped | Khanpur |
| 98 | Khutaha | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 99 | Khutaha | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 100 | Khutna | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 101 | Kiranpur | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 102 | Kishunpur | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 103 | Kishunpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 104 | Kumaitha | Rural | Kumaitha |
| 105 | Kumaitha Arazi | Rural | Katahara |
| 106 | Kumarpur Araji | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 107 | Kumarpur Araji | Unmapped | Bhirkhurd |
| 108 | Maheshi | Rural | Maheshi |
| 109 | Mahiuddinpur | Rural | Nayagaon |
| 110 | Majhli | Rural | Asiyachak |
| 111 | Makanpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 112 | Makanpur | Unmapped | Tilakpur |
| 113 | Makanpur Chhit | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 114 | Makundpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 115 | Manihari | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 116 | Manipur | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 117 | Manoharpur | Rural | Kherahia |
| 118 | Manoharpur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 119 | Masdi | Rural | Masdi |
| 120 | Mathurapur | Rural | Kishanpur |
| 121 | Md Aawa Mukhtarpur | Unmapped | Khanpur |
| 122 | Miabagicha | Rural | Kamarganj |
| 123 | Mira Cha | Unmapped | Bhirkhurd |
| 124 | Mirachak | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 125 | Mirhati | Rural | Mirhatti |
| 126 | Misarpur | Rural | Katahara |
| 127 | Misarpur | Rural | Kumaitha |
| 128 | Mukhtarpur Inglis | Rural | Khanpur |
| 129 | Murarpur | Rural | Kherahia |
| 130 | Nandanchak | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 131 | Nasopur | Rural | Tilakpur |
| 132 | Nawada | Rural | Tilakpur |
| 133 | Nawada | Rural | Abjuganj |
| 134 | Nawada | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 135 | Nayagaon | Rural | Nayagaon |
| 136 | Nisahara | Rural | Katahara |
| 137 | Nisahara Arazi | Rural | Katahara |
| 138 | Nonsar | Rural | Asiyachak |
| 139 | Pansala | Rural | Katahara |
| 140 | Pansala | Rural | Katahara |
| 141 | Parmanandpur | Rural | English Chichraun |
| 142 | Pasraha | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 143 | Pipra Barhampur | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 144 | Rabiachak | Rural | Maheshi |
| 145 | Rabichak | Rural | Maheshi |
| 146 | Raghuchak | Rural | Katahara |
| 147 | Rajganj | Rural | Asiyachak |
| 148 | Rampur | Rural | Asiyachak |
| 149 | Ramsah | Rural | Kumaitha |
| 150 | Rasidpur | Rural | Maheshi |
| 151 | Rasidpur | Rural | Khanpur |
| 152 | Ratanpur | Rural | Khanpur |
| 153 | Sadpur | Rural | Katahara |
| 154 | Sarifa | Rural | Kheraihiya |
| 155 | Shankarchak | Urban | Not applicable |
| 156 | Siardih | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 157 | Sibpur | Rural | Kumaitha |
| 158 | Sibpur Arazi | Rural | Nayagaon |
| 159 | Simpur | Rural | Kumaitha |
| 160 | Sirampur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 161 | Siyadih | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 162 | Sonmara | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 163 | Sujapur | Rural | Ganganiya |
| 164 | Tahawarnagar | Rural | Kherahia |
| 165 | Taraita | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 166 | Teghra Jagirdari | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 167 | Teghra Jagirdari | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 168 | Teghra Jagirdari | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 169 | Teghra Mal | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 170 | Tilakpur | Rural | Tilakpur |
| 171 | Uchagaon | Rural | Nayagaon |
| 172 | Uchagaon | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 173 | Uchagaon | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 174 | Uchagaon | Rural | Dhandhi Belari |
| 175 | Udhadih | Rural | Bhirkhurd |
| 176 | Yadgar | Rural | Kishanpur |
Population of Sultanganj Subdivision
As per the Census 2011, Sultanganj Subdivision has a total population of 2,48,001 people, consisting of 1,31,281 males and 1,16,720 females. There are 46,092 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 1,088 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,48,001 | 1,95,109 | 52,892 |
| Male Population | 1,31,281 | 1,03,041 | 28,240 |
| Female Population | 1,16,720 | 92,068 | 24,652 |
| Total Households | 46,092 | 36,682 | 9,410 |
| Population Density | 1,088 / km² | 904 / km² | 4,304 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,37,418 literate people and 42,774 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 31,425 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 46 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 42,774 | 34,033 | 8,741 |
| Literate Population | 1,37,418 | 1,06,091 | 31,327 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,10,583 | 89,018 | 21,565 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 31,425 | 26,586 | 4,839 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 46 | 27 | 19 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.