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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}}
{{other uses|Sultanganj (disambiguation)}}
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'''Sultanganj''' ([[Devanagari]]: सुल्तानगंज {{IAST|Sultāṅganj}}) is a village and corresponding [[community development block]] in [[Bhongaon]] tehsil of [[Mainpuri district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. As of 2011, it has a population of 4,484, in 751 households.

== Geography ==
Sultanganj is located about 12 km from [[Bhongaon]], the tehsil headquarters.<ref name="Census 1981"/>{{rp|165}}

According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Sultanganj has a total area of 381.9 [[hectare]]s, of which 210.5 were currently farmland and 85.2 were under non-agricultural use. 0.8 hectares were occupied by [[orchard]]s, 17.8 were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests or permanent [[pasture]]s existed on village lands.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|166}}

== Demographics ==
As of 2011, Sultanganj had a population of 4,484, in 751 households.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|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.<ref name="Census 2011 B">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1259/download/4050/DH_2011_0917_PART_B_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|124-5}}

The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Sultanganj as having a population of 3,031 people, in 511 households.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri |date=1982 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/29484/download/32665/28516_1981_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|164-5}}

The [[1961 Census of India|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.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28772/download/31954/22833_1961_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>{{rp|xciv}}

== Economy ==
Sultanganj hosts a market twice per week, on Sundays and Thursdays. Grain, vegetables, and cloth are the main items traded.<ref name="Census 1961"/>{{rp|159}} There is an [[Primary Agricultural Credit Society|agricultural credit society]], but no bank.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|164}}

In terms of agriculture, the primary crops grown at Sultanganj are wheat and [[pearl millet|bajra]].<ref name="Census 1981"/>{{rp|165}}

== Infrastructure ==
As 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 ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#kachcha|kachcha]]'' and ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#pucca|pakka]]'' materials.<ref name="Census 2011 A">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1258/download/4046/DH_2011_0917_PART_A_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|160-5}}

== List of villages under Sultanganj block ==
The following 102 villages are counted as part of Sultanganj CD block:<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|157-9}}
# [[Ahemadpur]]
# [[Ahirwa]]
# [[Alipur Patti]]
# [[Allikhera]]
# [[Asafpur, Mainpuri|Asafpur]]
# [[Aurandh]]
# [[Balarpur]]
# [[Balarpur Ramnagar]]
# [[Bara Surajpur]]
# [[Beenamau]]
# [[Bharatpur, Sultanganj|Bharatpur]]
# [[Bhawani Nagar]]
# [[Bhongaon Dehat]]
# [[Bhojpur, Mainpuri|Bhojpur]]
# [[Bichhawan]]
# [[Billon, Uttar Pradesh|Billon]]
# [[Birsinghpur, Sultanganj|Birsinghpur]]
# [[Brijpur]]
# [[Bura Chak Sahara]]
# [[Byonti Khurd]]
# [[Chhachha]]
# [[Chhatripur, Mainpuri|Chhatripur]]
# [[Daleeppur Kailai]]
# [[Danchaura]]
# [[Darka, Mainpuri|Darka]]
# [[Daya Ram Pur]]
# [[Devganj]]
# [[Dhanmau]]
# [[Diwanpur Chowdhary]]
# [[Dudhauna]]
# [[Fardpur]]
# [[Fatehpur, Mainpuri|Fatehpur]]
# [[Ganeshpur, Sultanganj|Ganeshpur]]
# [[Garhiya Govindpur]]
# [[Goshalpur]]
# [[Govindpur, Mainpuri|Govindpur]]
# [[Hamirpur, Mainpuri|Hamirpur]]
# [[Hannukhera]]
# [[Harchandpur Meerapur]]
# [[Harganpur]]
# [[Hussainpur, Sultanganj|Hussainpur]]
# [[Itoree]]
# [[Jagatpur, Sultanganj|Jagatpur]]
# [[Jaili Jirauli]]
# [[Jaitoolpur]]
# [[Jalalpur, Sultanganj|Jalalpur]]
# [[Jambhari]]
# [[Jaramai]]
# [[Jasanpur]]
# [[Jasrathpur]]
# [[Jaswantpur]]
# [[Kamalpur, Sultanganj|Kamalpur]]
# [[Katka, Mainpuri|Katka]]
# [[Khatana, Mainpuri|Khatana]]
# [[Kinhawar]]
# [[Lalupura]]
# [[Lehra]]
# [[Maholi Khera]]
# [[Malpur, Mainpuri|Malpur]]
# [[Manikpur, Mainpuri|Manikpur]]
# [[Marhari, Mainpuri|Marhari]]
# [[Mayachandpur]]
# [[Meerapur Sujapur]]
# [[Missaura]]
# [[Mohabbatpur]]
# [[Mohanpur, Sultanganj|Mohanpur]]
# [[Muradpur Nagaria]]
# [[Murhauli]]
# [[Nagla Bhagat]]
# [[Nagla Mitkar]]
# [[Nagla Semar]]
# [[Naka, Mainpuri|Naka]]
# [[Narsinghpur, Mainpuri|Narsinghpur]]
# [[Paal, Mainpuri|Paal]]
# [[Padampur, Mainpuri|Padampur]]
# [[Pussaina]]
# [[Rajwana]]
# [[Rakari, Uttar Pradesh|Rakari]]
# [[Ramnagar, Sultanganj|Ramnagar]]
# [[Rudaunia]]
# [[Rui Sinaura]]
# [[Sahara, Mainpuri|Sahara]]
# [[Sahjadepur]]
# [[Saidpur, Sultanganj|Saidpur]]
# [[Sanda, Mainpuri|Sanda]]
# [[Saraiya, Mainpuri|Saraiya]]
# [[Sarjanpur]]
# [[Shah Alampur]]
# [[Shahpura, Mainpuri|Shahpura]]
# [[Simarai]]
# [[Siwai Bhadaura]]
# [[Sulkhanpur]]
# '''Sultanganj'''
# [[Sunnamai]]
# [[Surjanpur]]
# [[Surjanpur Barkhera]]
# [[Tarapur Chak]]
# [[Tisaulli]]
# [[Tolakpur]]
# [[Udaipur Naraini]]
# [[Usmanpur]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Mainpuri district}}

[[Category:Villages in Mainpuri district]]

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