Sultanpurਸੁਲਤਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Sultanpur?

Sultanpur is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Doraha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033151, and it covers 219 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 529 people in Sultanpur: 277 men and 252 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 219 hectares, the population density works out to about 242 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 113 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.89 per cent and women at 83.82 per cent. The census recorded 177 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 177 main workers, the largest group, 85, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sultanpur's land. Of the village's 219 hectares, 190 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (190 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 73 cultivators and 16 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sultanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samrala, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rupalon, Mandiala Khurd, Majli Kalan and Bhourla.

What is the population of Sultanpur?

The population of Sultanpur was 529 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Sultanpur have?

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