Sultanpurਸੁਲਤਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Sultanpur?

Sultanpur is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028588, and it covers 48 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 145 people in Sultanpur: 76 men and 69 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 48 hectares, the population density works out to about 302 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 36 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 74.6 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 43 main workers, the largest group, 34, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sultanpur's land. Of the village's 48 hectares, 39 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (7 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (25 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 34 cultivators and 20 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sultanpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Cheema Kalla, Mollowali, Sidhwan and Balrampur.

What is the population of Sultanpur?

The population of Sultanpur was 145 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sultanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sultanpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.