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About Khaira Sultan Village

Khaira Sultan is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 704 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Sultan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira Sultan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 704
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira Sultan compares

By the 2011 count Khaira Sultan is the 23rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Khaira Sultan

Khaira Sultan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaira Sultan as Available within 10+ 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 Khaira Sultan from other places

Khaira Sultan lies about 11 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dina Nagar, about 9.8 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 Khaira Sultan
Nearest railway station Dina Nagar 9.8 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 10 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 33 km

Villages closest to Khaira Sultan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Khaira Sultan

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira Sultan village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Khaira Sultan village has 704 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira Sultan has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Khaira Sultan is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira Sultan covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira Sultan falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khaira Sultan is Dina Nagar, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaira Sultan.

Khaira Sultan is about 11 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira Sultan is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dina Nagar is about 9.8 km away. Dīnānagar is about 10 km away. Gurdaspur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behlolpur (1.6 km), Talwandi Goraya (3.7 km) and Talwandi Hinduan (3.7 km).

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

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