Ghuhatwind Musalmanaਘੁਹਟਵਿੰਡ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨਾ

Where is Ghuhatwind Musalmana?

Ghuhatwind Musalmana is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarsika community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037794, and it covers 196 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 205 people in Ghuhatwind Musalmana: 104 men and 101 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 196 hectares, the population density works out to about 105 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.11 per cent and women at 77.66 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 41, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghuhatwind Musalmana's land. Of the village's 196 hectares, 172 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (27 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (145 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 41 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghuhatwind Musalmana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghuhatwind Hinduan, Mehsampur Khurd, Jalal and Usman.

What is the population of Ghuhatwind Musalmana?

The population of Ghuhatwind Musalmana was 205 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Ghuhatwind Musalmana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghuhatwind Musalmana has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.