Aimaਐਮਾ

Where is Aima?

Aima is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hariana, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Gajj gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031374, and it covers 46 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 14 people in Aima: 8 men and 6 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 2.8 people per household. Spread over its 46 hectares, the population density works out to about 30 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 36 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 33.33 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 6 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 6, were agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aima's land. Of the village's 46 hectares, 3 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Aima is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hariana, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ror, Chak Ladian, Phambra and Nangal Ghorewaha.

What is the population of Aima?

The population of Aima was 14 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Aima have?

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