Ajnerਅਜਨੇਰ

Where is Ajner?

Ajner is a village of Khamanon tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khamanon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032907, and it covers 319 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,424 people in Ajner: 733 men and 691 women, living in 259 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 319 hectares, the population density works out to about 446 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 943 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 125, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 793 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.57 per cent and women at 75.08 per cent. The census recorded 489 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 481 main workers, the largest group, 305, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 159 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ajner's land. Of the village's 319 hectares, 282 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (282 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 160 cultivators and 13 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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Ajner is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khanna, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khamanon, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla Ajner, Bhari, Saidpura and Majri.

What is the population of Ajner?

The population of Ajner was 1,424 at the 2011 census, living in 259 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Ajner have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ajner has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.