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About Sultanpur Village

Sultanpur is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 277 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sultanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sultanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141421
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 277
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sultanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sultanpur is the 124th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 908.

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 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 28 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jaspalon, about 2.4 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 Sultanpur
Nearest railway station Jaspalon 2.4 km
Nearest town Dorāha 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 9.8 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 28 km

Villages closest to Sultanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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 529. That makes it the 124th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Sultanpur village has 277 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Sultanpur is 141421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sultanpur covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sultanpur falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sultanpur is Jaspalon, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sultanpur.

Sultanpur is about 28 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sultanpur is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jaspalon is about 2.4 km away. Dorāha is about 7.9 km away. Samrala is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupalon (under 2 km), Majli Kalan (2.4 km) and Balala (2.7 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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