Aslanaਅਸਲਨਾ

Where is Aslana?

Aslana is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Khanpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033034, and it covers 67 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 55 people in Aslana: 25 men and 30 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 67 hectares, the population density works out to about 82 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1200 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 97.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 96 per cent. The census recorded 17 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 10, were agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aslana's land. Of the village's 67 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 12 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Aslana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajewal Jattan, Bairsal Khurd, Rajewal Rajputtan and Bairsal Kalan.

What is the population of Aslana?

The population of Aslana was 55 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Aslana have?

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