Ghiniwalaਘਿਨੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ghiniwala?

Ghiniwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Piranwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034639, and it covers 160 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 44 people in Ghiniwala: 23 men and 21 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 160 hectares, the population density works out to about 27 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 16 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.19 per cent and women at 73.68 per cent. The census recorded 13 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 13 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghiniwala's land. Of the village's 160 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 75 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Ghiniwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Naurang Ke Sial, Naurang Ke Lelli, Piranwala and Khai.

What is the population of Ghiniwala?

The population of Ghiniwala was 44 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Ghiniwala have?

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