Khaira Sultanਖੈਰਾ ਸੁਲਤਾਨ

Where is Khaira Sultan?

Khaira Sultan is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028885, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,330 people in Khaira Sultan: 704 men and 626 women, living in 278 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 964 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 165, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 168 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.74 per cent and women at 70.96 per cent. The census recorded 368 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 360 main workers, the largest group, 249, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 48 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khaira Sultan's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 64 cultivators and 49 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Khaira Sultan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhianpur, Kotli Surat Malhi, Basant Kot and Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak).

What is the population of Khaira Sultan?

The population of Khaira Sultan was 1,330 at the 2011 census, living in 278 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khaira Sultan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khaira Sultan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.