Gillਗਿੱਲ

Where is Gill?

Gill is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and is served by the Chack Bala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037132, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 262 people in Gill: 137 men and 125 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 196 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 231 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 17.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 27.93 per cent and women at 5.94 per cent. The census recorded 141 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 140 main workers, the largest group, 130, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gill's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 131 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Gill is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal Amb, Bhaini Gill, Bal Labe Darya and Dhian Singhpura.

What is the population of Gill?

The population of Gill was 262 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Gill have?

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