Sultan Bathery is a town and municipality in Wayanad district in the State of Kerala with
an extent of 103 Sq.Km. Sultan Bathery, earlier known as Ganapativatom, and „Kidanganadu is a
quaint town in the Wayanad district of Kerala. The place became known as Sultan‟s Bathery
after Tipu Sulthan of Mysore invaded the region and used the Jain temple here as the store room
for his ammunition during the military assault. During Tipu Sulthan‟s invasion in the 18th
century an imposing fort was built here; unfortunately no remains of it stand today. It is popular
for its history and ancient temples. The major attraction of the town is the Jain temple, which
was built during the 13th century. It was worshiped by both Hindus and Jains. Other attractions
of the town are the Ganpati temple and Mariyamman temple. The Ganpati temple is an eight
century old shrine dedicated to Lord Ganesha. In fact the earlier name of the town
„Ganapativattom‟ was derived from this temple.
 Sultan Bathery is the biggest transport hub of Wayanad district. It is located near the border with
the Karnataka state. Sultan Bathery is almost centrally located between Mysore and
Kozhikode.One important characteristic feature of the Sulthan Bathery is the large adivasi population,
consisting mainly of Paniyas, Kurumas, Ooralis, adans,Kattunaikkans are the different aboriginal
tribes. The Kurmas is the most developed among them.
 
They are small land owners, whereas the members of other tribes are mostly labourers.
Sulthan Bathery has a large settler population. There are people from almost all parts of Kerala 
 SULTHAN BATHERY MUNICIPALITY AT A GLANCE
Name of Municipality   :   Sulthan Bathery 
District     :   Wayanad 
Block      :  Sulthan Bathery
 Area (in KM2)    :   103.KM2 
No. of wards     :   35 
Population     :   45417 (2011 CENSUS)
 Male      :   22342
 Female      :   23075 
No. of Households    :   10230 
Density of population    :          416KM2 
SC Population     :   1761
 ST Population    :    5346 (As per 2011 census) 
Male Female Ratio     :   1058 (FEMALE)
 Literacy Rate        :   88%
 No. of BPL families    :    10040 (2009 BPL LIST)
 

The village is home to about 23 thousand people, among them
about 11 thousand (49%) are male and about 12 thousand (51%) are
female. 91% of the whole population are from general caste, 3% are
from schedule caste and 6% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6
years) population of Sulthan Bathery village is 11%, among them 51%
are boys and 49% are girls. There are 5515 households in the village
and an average 4 persons live in every family.
 
 

HOUSING SCINARIO IN SULTHAN BATHERY MUNICIPALITY
 
Housing in Sulthan Bathery is nowadays becoming a very big issue on account of the
increased population. In the past housing was not an issue as joint family system is the prevalent
culture. However, at the present time the elder members living in the joint family are compelled
to opt for separate houses as the limited infrastructure is a hindrance to all the family members.
This is the most important reason behind the increased housing problem in Sulthan Bathery.
Again the population growth as well as the non-availability of suitable land is another issue as
17% of land is classified as „Nilam‟ in municipality. Both these factors combined have a major
impact on the housing picture of the municipality. 

Housing profile of the ULB

The latest documented statistics regarding housing in the municipality is available from

the census data of 2011. As per this there are 17137 houses in Sulthan Bathery. The average area
of the houses in municipality is between 75-150 M2.
 Survey details other than census. 

Surveys have been undertaken under various schemes of the municipality to find the landless and houseless population. The prominent among them is EMS survey which is done in
2010 and details are the following:-
Details of landless and houseless 
 
Category

Houseless

Landless

General 95 62

SC 29 16

ST 5 7

DIFFERENT HOUSING SCHEMES IMPLEMENTED IN THE ULB UNDER DIFFERENT SCHEMES
 
(i) EMS Housing Scheme Under the scheme municipality gave financial assistance of 75000/- (from 11/2011
onwards it was raised to 2 lakhs) for the houses with a range of 25-60m2. In EMS housing
survey at the first stage there are 447 beneficiaries. When ration card became an essential
criterion, the number beneficiaries reduced. Municipality bought land for landless and 3 cents
each is given to beneficiaries. Even now the scheme is ongoing in ULB. (ii) Indira Awsa Yojana (IAY) Under this scheme Municipality gave financial assistance of 2 lakhs for schedules caste
women to construct 60m2 houses. In 2012-13 financial year 48 houses allotted while in 2013-14,
41 houses assigned in this scheme.  (iii) Ashraya Scheme With a view of housing for all, Municipality introduced a housing scheme called Ashraya
Scheme. Housing Scheme during the year 2003-2006. For the scheme municipality took loan
from Sulthan Bathery Co-operative Bank and distributed the amount to beneficiaries‟ in four
instalments as per stage certificate. Out of 571 beneficiaries, 442 beneficiaries completed
construction.

Details of landless and homeless in ULB   In EMS survey 205 persons were identified as beneficiaries officially (At first the number
of beneficiaries were 900. When ration card became an essential criterion, the number of
beneficiaries reduced to 205). In PMAY survey 1232 persons are identified as homeless.