Ghulewalaਘੁਲੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ghulewala?

Ghulewala is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038192, and it covers 347 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 122 people in Ghulewala: 70 men and 52 women, living in 22 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 347 hectares, the population density works out to about 35 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 743 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.5 per cent and women at 53.19 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 38 main workers, the largest group, 36, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghulewala's land. Of the village's 347 hectares, 280 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (280 hectares). About 27 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 48 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghulewala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mallahanwala, Bhura Hithar, Gagarke and Gadhaike.

What is the population of Ghulewala?

The population of Ghulewala was 122 at the 2011 census, living in 22 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Ghulewala have?

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