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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 76 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143514
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 76
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sultanpur

Sultanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sultanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sultanpur from other places

Sultanpur lies about 41 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Sultanpur
Nearest town Qadian 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 22 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 41 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 Sultanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultanpur village had a population of 145. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sultanpur village has 76 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultanpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 143514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sultanpur falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Sultanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 41 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 17 km away. Batala is about 22 km away. Gurdaspur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balrampur (under 2 km), Mandiala (1.8 km) and Dakoha (2.3 km).

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

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