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About Ajtani Village

Ajtani is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 390 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajtani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajtani village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144039
Area (hectares) 535 hectares
Population 746
Male Population 390
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ajtani compares

By the 2011 count Ajtani is the 149th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ajtani

Ajtani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ajtani 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 Ajtani from other places

Ajtani lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 5.0 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 Ajtani
Nearest railway station Sidhwan 5.0 km
Nearest town Nakodar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 25 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Ajtani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajtani village had a population of 746. That makes it the 149th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Ajtani village has 390 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajtani has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ajtani is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajtani covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ajtani falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ajtani is Sidhwan, about 5.0 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 Ajtani.

Ajtani is about 31 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajtani is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 5.0 km away. Nakodar is about 9.8 km away. Phillaur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shamsabad (under 2 km), Kot Badal Khan (2.1 km) and Gursian Piran (3.3 km).

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

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