Tali Gulamਤਲੀ ਗੁਲਮ

Where is Tali Gulam?

Tali Gulam 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 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 034547, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 574 people in Tali Gulam: 302 men and 272 women, living in 127 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 303 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 79, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 431 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.78 per cent and women at 58.16 per cent. The census recorded 337 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 118 main workers, the largest group, 49, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 38 other workers in trade, transport and services and 31 agricultural labourers. A further 219 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tali Gulam's land. Of the village's 189 hectares, 181 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (181 hectares). About 8 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 56 cultivators and 236 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tali Gulam is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 11 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 Bandala, Nihala Lawera, Kale Ke Hithar and Dhira Ghara.

What is the population of Tali Gulam?

The population of Tali Gulam was 574 at the 2011 census, living in 127 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Tali Gulam have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tali Gulam has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.