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About Gill Village

Gill is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 154 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gill Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gill village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 154
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gill compares

By the 2011 count Gill is the 322nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Gill

Gill is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gill as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gill from other places

Gill lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 13 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 Gill
Nearest railway station Qadian 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 27 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Gill

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

Common questions about Gill

As per the Census of India 2011, Gill village had a population of 289. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Gill village has 154 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gill has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Gill is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gill covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gill falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gill is Qadian, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gill.

Gill is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gill is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 13 km away. Batala is about 27 km away. Gurdaspur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waryah (under 2 km), Mehtewal (under 2 km) and Khokharwal (under 2 km).

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

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