Ajnala, India

Ajnala
city
Ajnala
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°50′N 74°46′E / 31.84°N 74.76°E / 31.84; 74.76Coordinates: 31°50′N 74°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
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

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

Geography

Ajnala is located at 31°50′N 74°46′E / 31.84°N 74.76°E / 31.84; 74.76 in western Punjab near to the border with Pakistan.[1] It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Ajnala had a population of 18,602. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Ajnala has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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[3]. The bodies were dumped into a deep dry well near the police station which was later filled with charcoal, lime, and dirt[4]. The guard who shot the sepoys were made up entirely of Sikhs.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ajnala
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ Cooper, "Crisis in the Punjab", pp 154-6, cited in The Great Indian Mutiny by Christopher Hubbard, pp 132
  4. ↑ "India to examine claims over '1857 rebel' bodies"". BBC News. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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