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About Sultani Village

Sultani is a large village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,028, made up of 1,044 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultani village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143532
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 2,028
Male Population 1,044
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sultani compares

By the 2011 count Sultani is the 65th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sultani

Sultani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sultani as Available within 10+ 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 Sultani from other places

Sultani 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 Sultani
Nearest railway station Dina Nagar 9.8 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 11 km

Villages closest to Sultani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sultani village had a population of 2,028. That makes it the 65th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Sultani village has 1,044 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sultani has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sultani is 143532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultani covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sultani falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sultani 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 village for Sultani.

Sultani 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.

Sultani is in Gurdaspur 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 Khutha (under 2 km), Baupur Jattan (under 2 km) and Khuthi (under 2 km).

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

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