Ajnauda kalanਅਜਨੌਡਾ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Ajnauda kalan?

Ajnauda kalan is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and is served by the Ajnauda Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036335, and it covers 484 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,094 people in Ajnauda kalan: 1,105 men and 989 women, living in 412 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 484 hectares, the population density works out to about 433 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 196, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 529 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.47 per cent and women at 59.49 per cent. The census recorded 786 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 542 main workers, the largest group, 243, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 217 cultivators on their own land and 70 agricultural labourers. A further 244 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ajnauda kalan's land. Of the village's 484 hectares, 429 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (27 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (402 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 220 cultivators and 72 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Ajnauda kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nabha, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sheikhpura, Kishangarh, Mandaur and Simbhron.

What is the population of Ajnauda kalan?

The population of Ajnauda kalan was 2,094 at the 2011 census, living in 412 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ajnauda kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ajnauda kalan has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.