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About Ajnoha Village

Ajnoha is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,530, made up of 1,287 males and 1,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajnoha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajnoha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144404
Area (hectares) 568 hectares
Population 2,530
Male Population 1,287
Female Population 1,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ajnoha compares

By the 2011 count Ajnoha is the 17th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 568 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ajnoha

Ajnoha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ajnoha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ajnoha from other places

Ajnoha lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 14 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 Ajnoha
Nearest railway station Bahram 14 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 26 km

Villages closest to Ajnoha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Ajnoha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajnoha village had a population of 2,530. That makes it the 17th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Ajnoha village has 1,287 males and 1,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajnoha has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Ajnoha is 144404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajnoha covers 568 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ajnoha falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ajnoha is Bahram, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ajnoha.

Ajnoha is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajnoha is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bahram is about 14 km away. Phagwāra is about 16 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thandal (under 2 km), Chahar (1.5 km) and Nadalon (1.7 km).

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

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