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About Gillanwali Village

Gillanwali is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 417 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gillanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gillanwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 417
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
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 Gillanwali compares

By the 2011 count Gillanwali is the 53rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Gillanwali

Gillanwali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gillanwali 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 Gillanwali from other places

Gillanwali lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 10 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 Gillanwali
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 13 km
Nearest town Batāla 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Gillanwali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Gillanwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gillanwali village had a population of 857. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Gillanwali village has 417 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gillanwali has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Gillanwali is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gillanwali covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gillanwali falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gillanwali is Rattar Chattar, about 10 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 Gillanwali.

Gillanwali is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gillanwali is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 10 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 13 km away. Batāla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raimal (under 2 km), Sangtawal (under 2 km) and Panwan (1.8 km).

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

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