Aitianaਐਟਿਆਨਾ

Where is Aitiana?

Aitiana is a village in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sudhar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033686, and it covers 964 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,048 people in Aitiana: 1,558 men and 1,490 women, living in 604 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 964 hectares, the population density works out to about 316 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 282, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 929 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.33 per cent and women at 75.33 per cent. The census recorded 1,343 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 1,003 main workers, the largest group, 501, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 398 cultivators on their own land and 89 agricultural labourers. A further 340 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aitiana's land. Of the village's 964 hectares, 794 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (80 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (714 hectares). About 170 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 482 cultivators and 226 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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Aitiana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Raikot, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baraich, Nurpur, Tugal and Rajoana Khurd.

What is the population of Aitiana?

The population of Aitiana was 3,048 at the 2011 census, living in 604 households in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Aitiana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aitiana has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.