Gillਗਿੱਲ

Where is Gill?

Gill is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028533, and it covers 41 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 289 people in Gill: 154 men and 135 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 41 hectares, the population density works out to about 705 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 31 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.88 per cent and women at 64.23 per cent. The census recorded 27 workers, about 9 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 4, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gill's land. Of the village's 41 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (17 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Gill is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Waryah, Mathola, Chak Wassan and Metla.

What is the population of Gill?

The population of Gill was 289 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Gill have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gill has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.