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Ajnoha
Ajnoha (India)
Coordinates: 31°19′30″N75°53′52″E / 31.325046°N 75.8976746°E / 31.325046; 75.8976746 Coordinates: 31°19′30″N75°53′52″E / 31.325046°N 75.8976746°E / 31.325046; 75.8976746
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Area
  Total3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Elevation
236 m (774 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total2,530
  Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin code
144404
Vehicle registration PB-07-

Ajnoha is a village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India. [1] The village is named after Baba Arjan. Baba Arjan a Rajput warrior founded the village.

Hoshiarpur district District in Punjab, India

Hoshiarpur District is a district of Punjab state in northern India. Hoshiarpur, one of the oldest districts of Punjab, is located in the North-east part of the Punjab state and shares common boundaries with Gurdaspur district in the north-west, Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts in south-west, Kangra and Una districts of Himachal Pradesh in the north-east. Hoshiarpur district comprises 4 sub-divisions, 10 community development blocks, 9 urban local bodies and 1417 villages. The district has an area of 3365 km2. and a population of 1,586,625 persons as per census 2011.

Punjab, India State in Northern India

Punjab is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres, 1.53% of India's total geographical area. It is the 20th-largest Indian state by area. With 27,704,236 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Punjab is the 16th-largest state by population, comprising 22 districts. Punjabi is the most widely spoken and official language of the state. The main ethnic group are the Punjabis, with Sikhs (58%) and Hindus (38%). The state capital is Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana. The five tributary rivers of the Indus River from which the region took its name are Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum Rivers; Sutlej, Ravi and Beas are part of the Indian Punjab.

India Country in South Asia

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Aerial view of Ajnoha Ajnoha aerial view.PNG
Aerial view of Ajnoha

Geography

Ajnoha is located in the fertile plains of Doaba, Punjab. It is bordered by Bist Doab canal on the East, Nadalon village on the South, and a brook (Choe) on the North.

Doaba region of Punjab, India

Doaba also known as Bist Doab, is the region of Punjab, India that lies between the Beas River and the Sutlej River. People of this region are given the demonym "Doabia". The dialect of Punjabi spoken in Doaba is called "Doabi". The term "Doaba" or "Doab" is derived from Persian "دو آب" meaning "land of two rivers". The river Sutlej separates Doaba from the Malwa region to its south and the river Beas separates Doaba from the Majha region to its north.

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

Demographics

The village of Ajnoha has a population of 2,530 of which 1,287 are males while 1,243 are females as per Population Census 2011. [2]

Literacy rate

The village of Ajnoha has a higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, the literacy rate of Ajnoha was 84.49% compared to 75.84% of Punjab. In Ajnoha, the Male literacy rate stands at 89.55% while Female literacy rate is 79.44%. [2]

Gurudwara Akali Baba Phoola Singh ji, Ajnoha. Gurudwara ajnoha.jpg
Gurudwara Akali Baba Phoola Singh ji, Ajnoha.
Prachin Shiv Mandir, Ajnoha. Shiv Mandir Ajnoha.jpg
Prachin Shiv Mandir, Ajnoha.

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References

  1. "www.ajnoha.info: website of village ajnoha". theajnohatimes.tripod.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Ajnoha population". Census 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2016.