Aujla (116)ਔਜਲਾ (116)

Where is Aujla (116)?

Aujla (116) is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and is served by the Aujla gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030045, and it covers 281 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,693 people in Aujla (116): 869 men and 824 women, living in 337 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 281 hectares, the population density works out to about 602 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 948 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 175, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 770 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.87 per cent and women at 76.29 per cent. The census recorded 562 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 390 main workers, the largest group, 268, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 98 cultivators on their own land and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 172 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aujla (116)'s land. Of the village's 281 hectares, 246 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (246 hectares). About 35 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 111 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Aujla (116) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bilga, Mawai, Ranwan and Rara.

What is the population of Aujla (116)?

The population of Aujla (116) was 1,693 at the 2011 census, living in 337 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Aujla (116) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aujla (116) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.