Ghumarwalaਘੁਮਰਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ghumarwala?

Ghumarwala is a village of Malout tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dabwali, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lambi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035303, and it covers 1,184 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,645 people in Ghumarwala: 2,395 men and 2,250 women, living in 864 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,184 hectares, the population density works out to about 392 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 491, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,081 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.92 per cent and women at 52.51 per cent. The census recorded 2,393 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 1,637 main workers, the largest group, 720, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 532 other workers in trade, transport and services and 383 agricultural labourers. A further 756 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghumarwala's land. Of the village's 1,184 hectares, 895 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (895 hectares). About 92 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 746 cultivators and 766 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Ghumarwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dabwali, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Banwala Anu, Waring Khera, Middu Khera and Lohara.

What is the population of Ghumarwala?

The population of Ghumarwala was 4,645 at the 2011 census, living in 864 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Ghumarwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghumarwala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.