Suleman Shikohਸੁਲੇਮਨ ਸ਼ਿਕੋਹ

Where is Suleman Shikoh?

Suleman Shikoh is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038847, and it covers 156 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 577 people in Suleman Shikoh: 295 men and 282 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 156 hectares, the population density works out to about 370 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 428 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.73 per cent and women at 75.89 per cent. The census recorded 182 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 168 main workers, the largest group, 101, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Suleman Shikoh's land. Of the village's 156 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (141 hectares). About 14 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 51 cultivators and 10 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Suleman Shikoh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhalian, Chaunta Khurd, Bhoje Majra and Bhaini.

What is the population of Suleman Shikoh?

The population of Suleman Shikoh was 577 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Suleman Shikoh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Suleman Shikoh has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.