Gurditiwalaਗੁਰਡਿਟੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Gurditiwala?

Gurditiwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 4 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 034541, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 300 people in Gurditiwala: 150 men and 150 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 357 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.48 per cent and women at 65.67 per cent. The census recorded 92 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 91 main workers, the largest group, 71, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 agricultural labourers and 5 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 Gurditiwala's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 12 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 71 cultivators and 15 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Gurditiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 4 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 Fatta Bora, Ruknewala, Jaimalwala and Dula Singhwala.

What is the population of Gurditiwala?

The population of Gurditiwala was 300 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gurditiwala have?

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