It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium."

[1] The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block.

[2][3] The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sultanganj had a total population of 21,149, of which 10,639 (50%) were males and 10,513 (50%) were females.

The total number of literate persons in Sultanganj was 17,217 (51.50% of the population over 6 years).