Ajnauda Khurdਅਜਨੌਡਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Ajnauda Khurd?

Ajnauda Khurd is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036345, and it covers 257 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 590 people in Ajnauda Khurd: 314 men and 276 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 257 hectares, the population density works out to about 230 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 879 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 518 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.55 per cent and women at 61.16 per cent. The census recorded 204 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 204 main workers, the largest group, 126, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 61 other workers in trade, transport and services and 15 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ajnauda Khurd's land. Of the village's 257 hectares, 242 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (237 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 15 cultivators and 126 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. 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 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ajnauda Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nabha, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhundewal, Kansuha Kalan, Matourda and Shamla.

What is the population of Ajnauda Khurd?

The population of Ajnauda Khurd was 590 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ajnauda Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ajnauda Khurd has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.