Sultanpur is a town in
Udham Singh Nagar district
Udham Singh Nagar District (officially District of Udham Singh Nagar )is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarters. This district consists of nine Tehsils named Bajpur, Gadarpur, Rudrapur, Jasp ...
in the
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Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
. It is located approximately 15 kilometres from Kashipur and 42 kilometers from Rudrapur.
Location
Sultanpur is located in the
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tract, which runs from the
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
border to the
Haldwani
Haldwani ( Kumaoni: ''Haldvānī'') is the largest city of Kumaon. It is also the third most populous city and largest commercial market in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Haldwani is said to be the financial capital of Uttarakhand, having the ...
at north. It is at the east bank of the holy Koshi river, which is well known for its
illegal mining of sand.
Administration and politics
Sultanpur patti falls in the Bazpur Legislative assembly of the Uttarakhand state. The local MLA is the current cabinet minister
Yashpal Arya. The town is in charge of the Chairman & Executive Officer. It has a committee consisting of a chairman with ward members. It is divided into seven wards for election purposes. Namely Shivnagar, aryanagar, tanda-banjara, gandhinagar, adarshnagar, netanagar and shyamnagar. Municipal elections are held once every five years, with results being decided by popular vote. Elections to the Sultanpur patti were held in 2018, and Rajendra Sharma, an independent politician was elected. Sharma defeated Mohammad Rafi from Congress by 745 votes.
Civil administration
The local police station is the substation of nearest
Bajpur thana, which is headed by a
Sub-inspector-level officer.
Transport
Train service in Sultanpur started in 1905, upon the construction of a branch line by Kumaon Railway connecting
Lalkuan
Lalkuan is a Nagar Panchayat in the Nainital district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Demographics
In the 2011 India census, Lalkuan had a population of 7,644. Males constituted 55% of the population and females 45%. Lalkuan had an average l ...
line with Kashipur. Sultanpur railway Halt (was station until 2006) lies on the Kashipur-Lalkuan Broad gauge railway line and the city falls under the Izzatnagar railway division of North Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.
A major National highways run through Sultanpur. National Highway 309, which runs from Malaut in Punjab to Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand passes through Sultanpur. Other roads starting from here connect it to
Rampur via Maswasi. Sultanpur has no Bus station. The demand of a permanent station is on fire by the locals.
Education
# Government primary school Sultanpur l
# Government primary school sultanpur ll
# Government Urdumedium school sultanpur
# Government Girls Intercollege sultanpur
# S.N.sharma Government boys intercollege sultanpur
# Sarswati shishu vidya mandir Sultanpur
# Government Polytechnic Bazpur. (http://www.gpbazpur.in)
References
Cities and towns in Udham Singh Nagar district
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