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About Sultan Pur Village

Sultan Pur is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 303 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultan Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultan Pur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 303
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultan Pur compares

By the 2011 count Sultan Pur is the 81st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sultan Pur

Sultan Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sultan Pur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sultan Pur from other places

Sultan Pur lies about 17 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sultan Pur
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 12 km
District headquarters Kathua 17 km

Villages closest to Sultan Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sultan Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultan Pur village had a population of 552. That makes it the 81st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Sultan Pur village has 303 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultan Pur has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sultan Pur is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultan Pur covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sultan Pur falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sultan Pur is Chhan Arorian, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sultan Pur.

Sultan Pur is about 17 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultan Pur is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 10 km away. Hiranagar is about 12 km away. Kathua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sardar Attar Singh (under 2 km), Chak Shama (under 2 km) and Maharaj Pur (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sultan Pur today is likely to be higher.

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