# Sultanpur Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 64 households**, the 130th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 268people (2011)
- 64households
- 85.9%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Sultanpur PIN code and other codes

Sultanpur falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483883

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sultanpur from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)37 km by road
- Raisen (nearest town)37 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sultanpur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sultanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dehgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sultanpur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 94% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**26%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sultanpur?

■ Sultanpur · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****577**

**941

Working population ****49.6%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 80.6% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (11%) · **■** Other work 14 (11%) · **■** Marginal 59 (44%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gairatganj

- Hatnapur279 people
- Semrajerghati279 people
- Parasiya278 people
- Amgawan269 people
- Amapani261 people
- Khajuriya260 people
- Sanwali257 people
- Gailpur250 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sultanpur from Raisen?37 km by road
- What is the population of Sultanpur?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?85.9% (Census 2011)