Aujla Banwali

Village in Punjab, India
31°20′26″N 75°24′49″E / 31.340543°N 75.413570°E / 31.340543; 75.413570CountryIndiaStatePunjabDistrictKapurthalaGovernment
 • TypePanchayati raj (India) • BodyGram panchayatPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total510 Sex ratio 246 /264♂/♀Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi • Other spokenHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
144601
Telephone code01822ISO 3166 codeIN-PBVehicle registrationPB-09Websitekapurthala.gov.in

Aujla Banwali is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 5 km away from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Aujla Banwali village. The village is administered by sarpanch, an elected representative of the village.

History

Aujla Banwali, Kapurthala, is over 200 years old and was founded by two brothers of the Aujla clan, Sardar Joga Singh Aujla and Sardar Banwal Singh Aujla.[1] They were the grandsons of Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia who had conquered Kapurthala decades before their birth. Sardar Joga Singh Aujla had 12 sons and Sardar Banwal Singh Aujla had 10 sons.[2]

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Aujla Banwali has a total number of 110 houses and population of 510 of which include 246 males and 264 females. Literacy rate of Aujla Banwali is 80.46%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 34 which is 6.67% of total population of Aujla Banwali, and child sex ratio is approximately 1000 higher than state average of 846.[3]

Population data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 110 - -
Population 510 246 264
Child (0-6) 34 17 17
Schedule Caste 112 54 58
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 80.46 % 84.28 % 76.92 %
Total Workers 177 152 25
Main Worker 125 0 0
Marginal Worker 52 41 11

Air travel connectivity

The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

Villages in Kapurthala

  • Villages in Kapurthala
  • Kapurthala Villages List

References

  1. ^ Mughal Rule In India (1953) by R. R. Sethi and V. D. Mahajan.
  2. ^ Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993).
  3. ^ "Aujla Banwali". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

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