Aujla (191)ਔਜਲਾ (191)

Where is Aujla (191)?

Aujla (191) is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Aujla gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030169, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,160 people in Aujla (191): 587 men and 573 women, living in 250 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 716 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 976 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 114, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 559 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.94 per cent and women at 75.35 per cent. The census recorded 568 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 383 main workers, the largest group, 183, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 122 household industry workers and 60 cultivators on their own land. A further 185 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aujla (191)'s land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (35 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 61 cultivators and 43 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Aujla (191) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Goraya, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Garhi Mahansingh, Ladhar Khurd, Katana and Dhandwar.

What is the population of Aujla (191)?

The population of Aujla (191) was 1,160 at the 2011 census, living in 250 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Aujla (191) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aujla (191) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.