Gillanwalaਗਿੱਲਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Gillanwala?

Gillanwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034598, and it covers 273 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 811 people in Gillanwala: 418 men and 393 women, living in 144 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 273 hectares, the population density works out to about 297 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 940 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 113, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 440 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.77 per cent and women at 47.02 per cent. The census recorded 248 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 241 main workers, the largest group, 89, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 agricultural labourers and 72 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gillanwala's land. Of the village's 273 hectares, 250 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (250 hectares). About 23 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 72 cultivators and 81 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gillanwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khane Ke Ahal, Padri, Khushal Singhwala and Bahadurwala.

What is the population of Gillanwala?

The population of Gillanwala was 811 at the 2011 census, living in 144 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gillanwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gillanwala has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.