About Gilbob Village

Gilbob is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 264 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilbob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilbob village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143515
Area (hectares)	209 hectares
Population	507
Male Population	264
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilbob compares

By the 2011 count Gilbob is the 289th 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 209 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Gilbob

Gilbob is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gilbob 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gilbob from other places

Gilbob lies about 35 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 14 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 Gilbob
Nearest railway station	Qadian	14 km
Nearest town	Urmar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	28 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	35 km

Villages closest to Gilbob

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.

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Common questions about Gilbob

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilbob village had a population of 507. That makes it the 289th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Gilbob village has 264 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilbob has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

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

Gilbob covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gilbob falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gilbob is Qadian, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gilbob.

Gilbob is about 35 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilbob is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 14 km away. Urmar is about 15 km away. Batala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.