Ajnala, India

Ajnala
Town
Ajnala Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°50′N74°46′E / 31.84°N 74.76°E / 31.84; 74.76
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	18,602
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
• Dialect	Majhi dialect
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	PB-14

Ajnala is a town, near Amritsar city and a nagar panchayat in Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. Kalian Wala Khuh, a martyrs place, is a tourist destination.

Ajnala is located at 31°50′N74°46′E / 31.84°N 74.76°E / 31.84; 74.76 in western Punjab near the border with Pakistan. ^[1] It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet). Ajnala is the hometown of famous Indo-Canadian Punjabi singer AP Dhillon. During his 2021 India tour, Dhillon visited his Ajnala .

History

Indian Rebellion of 1857

During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, 282 sepoys of the 26th Native Infantry mutinied at Lahore and subsequently surrendered, believing they were going to be given a fair trial. They were summarily executed without trial by Frederick Henry Cooper, then–deputy commissioner of the district. ^{[2] [3]} The bodies were dumped into a deep dry well near the police station which was later filled with charcoal, lime, and dirt. ^{[4] [5]} In March 2014 the head of a local Sikh gurdwara announced that the remains of those buried had been uncovered in the excavation of a well within the shrine. ^{[6] [7]} The well is known as Shaheedan da Khu in the Punjabi language, which means "the martyrs’ well".

Shaheedan da Khu

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  Inscription of Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu
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  Memorial of Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu under construction
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  Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu, Ajnala

Old Tehsil, Ajnala

Old Tehsil, Ajnala is part of List of State Protected Monuments in Punjab, India and at S-PB-4.

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  Pillar from the entrance
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  inner view
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  inner view
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  Pillar and main boundary wall from the entrance
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  outer left pillar from the main entrance
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  outer pillar and boundary wall

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Ajnala has population of 21,107 of which 11,347 are males while 9,760 are females. Literacy rate of Ajnala is 82.19 % higher than state average of 75.84 %. In Ajnala, Male literacy is around 86.05 % while female literacy rate is 77.72 %. Ajnala Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,060 houses to which it supplies basic amenities. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2397 which is 11.36 % of total population of Ajnala (NP).

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Ajnala city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Ajnala city, 2011 census ^[8]

Religion	Total	Female	Male	Gender ratio
Sikh	11,122	5,283	5,839	904
Hindu	7,831	3,467	4,364	794
Christian	1,953	927	1,026	903
Muslim	166	69	97	711
Buddhist	3	1	2	500
Not stated	32	13	19	684
Total	21,107	9,760	11,347	860

Politics

The city is part of the Ajnala Assembly Constituency.

See also

• Gaggomahal
• Shaheedan da Khu

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ajnala
2. Cooper, Crisis in the Punjab, pp. 154–156, cited in The Great Indian Mutiny by Christopher Hubbard, p. 132
3. Condos, Mark (2 October 2022). "The Ajnala Massacre of 1857 and the Politics of Colonial Violence and Commemoration in Contemporary India". Journal of Genocide Research. 24 (4): 568–585. doi: 10.1080/14623528.2021.2022271 . ISSN   1462-3528.
4. "India to examine claims over '1857 rebel' bodies". BBC News. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
5. Cooper, "Crisis in the Punjab", pp 154-6, cited in The Great Indian Mutiny by Christopher Hubbard, pp 132 ^{[ verification needed ]}
6. "India to examine claims over '1857 rebel' bodies"". BBC News. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.^{[ verification needed ]}
7. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News".
8. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Ajnala (NP)