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About Ajner Village

Ajner is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 733 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajner village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 141411
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 733
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ajner compares

By the 2011 count Ajner is the 17th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Ajner

Ajner is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ajner as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ajner from other places

Ajner lies about 60 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ajner
Nearest town Gobindgarh 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamanon 11 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 60 km

Villages closest to Ajner

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khamanon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ajner

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajner village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 17th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Ajner village has 733 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajner has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Ajner is 141411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajner covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ajner falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ajner is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ajner.

Ajner is about 60 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajner is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Gobindgarh is about 6.4 km away. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 6.6 km away. Khamanon is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Ajner (under 2 km), Bhari (2.1 km) and Saidpura (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ajner today is likely to be higher.

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