Ajmerਅਜਮੇਰ

Where is Ajmer?

Ajmer is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Gangian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030817, and it covers 66 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6 people in Ajmer: 4 men and 2 women, living in 1 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 66 hectares, the population density works out to about 9 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 500 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 100 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 2 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 2 main workers, the largest group, 1, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ajmer's land. Of the village's 66 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 27 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 1 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Ajmer is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khera Kotli, Berchha, Nihalpur and Nussa.

What is the population of Ajmer?

The population of Ajmer was 6 at the 2011 census, living in 1 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ajmer have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ajmer has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.