Gulamwalaਗੁਲਮਵਾਲਾ

Where is Gulamwala?

Gulamwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 11 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 034565, and it covers 260 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 636 people in Gulamwala: 332 men and 304 women, living in 122 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 260 hectares, the population density works out to about 245 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 81 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.32 per cent and women at 61.92 per cent. The census recorded 199 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 197 main workers, the largest group, 175, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 agricultural labourers and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gulamwala's land. Of the village's 260 hectares, 235 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (98 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (137 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 176 cultivators and 21 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gulamwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 11 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 Ilmewala, Achhewala, Kamala Bodla and Dholewala.

What is the population of Gulamwala?

The population of Gulamwala was 636 at the 2011 census, living in 122 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gulamwala have?

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