Gurdittiwalaਗੁਰਡਿੱਟੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Gurdittiwala?

Gurdittiwala is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034342, and it covers 394 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,055 people in Gurdittiwala: 537 men and 518 women, living in 179 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 394 hectares, the population density works out to about 268 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 155, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 454 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.03 per cent and women at 52.77 per cent. The census recorded 388 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 288 main workers, the largest group, 122, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 112 cultivators on their own land and 51 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 100 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurdittiwala's land. Of the village's 394 hectares, 310 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (51 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (259 hectares). About 84 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. The census recorded 115 cultivators and 134 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. 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

Gurdittiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manochahal, Bhagoke, Jaura (12 and Borawali.

What is the population of Gurdittiwala?

The population of Gurdittiwala was 1,055 at the 2011 census, living in 179 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gurdittiwala have?

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