Sultanpurਸੁਲਤਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Sultanpur?

Sultanpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and is served by the Bahawalpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036902, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 109 people in Sultanpur: 52 men and 57 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 58 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1096 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 14 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78 per cent and women at 70.59 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 27 main workers, the largest group, 13, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 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 189 hectares, 167 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (93 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (74 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 14 cultivators and 4 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. 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 village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sheikhpur Rajputtan, Ghungran, Bahawalpur and Shahpur Raian.

What is the population of Sultanpur?

The population of Sultanpur was 109 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala 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.