Gill (Jalandhar II)ਗਿੱਲ (ਜਲੰਧਰ-2)

Where is Gill (Jalandhar II)?

Gill (Jalandhar II) is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Gill gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030434, and it covers 328 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,308 people in Gill (Jalandhar II): 670 men and 638 women, living in 268 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 328 hectares, the population density works out to about 399 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 133, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 565 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.94 per cent and women at 73.8 per cent. The census recorded 443 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 410 main workers, the largest group, 144, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 134 other workers in trade, transport and services and 128 cultivators on their own land. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gill (Jalandhar II)'s land. Of the village's 328 hectares, 295 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (275 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 130 cultivators and 158 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Gill (Jalandhar II) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sehjhangi, Sada Chak, Zinokot and Gona Chak.

What is the population of Gill (Jalandhar II)?

The population of Gill (Jalandhar II) was 1,308 at the 2011 census, living in 268 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Gill (Jalandhar II) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gill (Jalandhar II) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.