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Where is Aujla?

Aujla is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028229, and it covers 175 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,539 people in Aujla: 1,316 men and 1,223 women, living in 489 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 175 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,451 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 294, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 617 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.06 per cent and women at 67.84 per cent. The census recorded 826 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 783 main workers, the largest group, 532, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 152 agricultural labourers and 69 cultivators on their own land. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aujla's land. Of the village's 175 hectares, 139 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (70 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (69 hectares). About 36 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 72 cultivators and 168 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 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Aujla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghurala, Nabipur, Pahra and Hayat Nagar.

What is the population of Aujla?

The population of Aujla was 2,539 at the 2011 census, living in 489 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Aujla have?

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