About Gilwali Alias Guruwali Village

Gilwali Alias Guruwali is one of the larger villages in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,626, made up of 3,484 males and 3,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilwali Alias Guruwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilwali Alias Guruwali village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Amritsar II
Pincode	143022
Area (hectares)	562 hectares
Population	6,626
Male Population	3,484
Female Population	3,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gilwali Alias Guruwali compares

By the 2011 count Gilwali Alias Guruwali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 562 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Gilwali Alias Guruwali

Gilwali Alias Guruwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gilwali Alias Guruwali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gilwali Alias Guruwali from other places

Gilwali Alias Guruwali lies about 5.0 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Sangrana Sahib, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gilwali Alias Guruwali
Nearest railway station	Sangrana Sahib	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amritsar II	5.0 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	5.0 km

Villages closest to Gilwali Alias Guruwali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gilwali Alias Guruwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilwali Alias Guruwali village had a population of 6,626. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Gilwali Alias Guruwali village has 3,484 males and 3,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilwali Alias Guruwali has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Gilwali Alias Guruwali is 143022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilwali Alias Guruwali covers 562 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gilwali Alias Guruwali falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gilwali Alias Guruwali is Sangrana Sahib, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gilwali Alias Guruwali.

Gilwali Alias Guruwali is about 5.0 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilwali Alias Guruwali is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Sangrana Sahib is about under 2 km away. Amritsar II is about 5.0 km away. Amritsar is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohad (2.3 km), Iban Khurd (2.3 km) and Chabba 2670 (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gilwali Alias Guruwali today is likely to be higher.