Gilwali Alias Guruwaliਗਿਲਵਾਲੀ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਗੁਰੂਵਾਲੀ

Where is Gilwali Alias Guruwali?

Gilwali Alias Guruwali is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Attari community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037568, and it covers 562 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,626 people in Gilwali Alias Guruwali: 3,484 men and 3,142 women, living in 1,290 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 562 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,179 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 868, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,627 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.68 per cent and women at 61.79 per cent. The census recorded 2,241 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 1,957 main workers, the largest group, 1,215, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 461 cultivators on their own land and 212 agricultural labourers. A further 284 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gilwali Alias Guruwali's land. Of the village's 562 hectares, 441 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (176 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (265 hectares). About 121 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 494 cultivators and 225 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gilwali Alias Guruwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chatiwind and Mehma.

What is the population of Gilwali Alias Guruwali?

The population of Gilwali Alias Guruwali was 6,626 at the 2011 census, living in 1,290 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Gilwali Alias Guruwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gilwali Alias Guruwali has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.