Gulabewalaਗੁਲਬੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Gulabewala?

Gulabewala is a village in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035421, and it covers 1,515 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,013 people in Gulabewala: 1,054 men and 959 women, living in 399 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,515 hectares, the population density works out to about 133 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 247, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 881 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.22 per cent and women at 51.06 per cent. The census recorded 885 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 637 main workers, the largest group, 312, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 267 agricultural labourers and 48 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 248 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gulabewala's land. Of the village's 1,515 hectares, 583 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (581 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 93 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 383 cultivators and 430 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Gulabewala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Virvianwali, Jaseana, Nurpur Kirpalke and Mangatker.

What is the population of Gulabewala?

The population of Gulabewala was 2,013 at the 2011 census, living in 399 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Gulabewala have?

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