1. Home
  2. Punjab
  3. Ludhiana district
  4. Ludhiana tehsil
  5. Gill Census Town

Gill Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Gill is a Census Town city situated in Ludhiana tehsil of Ludhiana district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,890 families residing in the Gill city. The total population of Gill is 28,884 out of which 15,459 are males and 13,425 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gill is 868.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gill city is 3349 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1783 male children and 1566 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gill is 878 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (868).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gill is 83.7%. Thus Gill has higher literacy rate compared to 82.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 87.39% and the female literacy rate is 79.5% in Gill.

Gill Census Town has total administration over 5,890 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gill Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gill Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 3,349 1,783 1,566
Literacy 83.7% 77.3% 70.2%
Scheduled Caste 7,217 3,858 3,359
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 7,505 3,508 3,997

Caste-wise Population - Gill

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gill.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,217 3,858 3,359
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Gill

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gill is 9,983 which is 34.56% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gill is 552 which is 1.91% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gill as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,983 (34.56%) 5,459 4,524
Muslim 552 (1.91%) 297 255
Christian 92 (0.32%) 41 51
Sikh 17,921 (62.04%) 9,476 8,445
Buddhist 18 (0.06%) 9 9
Jain 9 (0.03%) 7 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 309 (1.07%) 170 139

Literacy Rate - Gill

The total literacy rate of Gill was 83.72% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 21,379 literates, males were 11,951 while females were 9,428. Also the male literacy rate was 87.39% and the female literacy rate was 79.5% in Gill.

  Gill Punjab
Female 79.5% 70.73%
Male 87.39% 80.44%
Total 83.72% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Gill

The Sex Ratio of Gill is 868. Thus per every 1000 men there were 868 females in Gill. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 878 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 868 ) of Gill.

Child Population - Gill

According to Census 2011, there were 3,349 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gill. Out of which 1,783 were male while 1,566 were female.

Working Population - Gill

In Gill Census Town out of total population, 10,338 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,338 workers engaged in Main Work, 300 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 148 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,297 7,993 1,304
Cultivators 300 277 23
Agriculture Labourer 148 134 14
Household Industries 493 357 136
Other Workers 8,356 7,225 1,131
Marginal Workers 1,041 578 463
Non Working 18,546 6,888 11,658

Gill Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gill is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 28,884 74% 868

Reference