Ajnala

It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet). The hometown of famous Indo-Canadian Punjabi singer A.P. Dhillon. During his 2021 India tour, Dhillon visited his Ajnala.

• Name — Ajnala • Type — Town • Pushpin Map — India Punjab • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Caption — Location in Punjab, India • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Punjab • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Amritsar • Unit Pref — Metric • Elevation M — 213 • Population Total — 18,602 • Population As Of — 2001 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Demographics1 Info1 — Punjabi • Demographics1 Title2 — Dialect • Demographics1 Info2 — Majhi dialect • Time Zone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Registration Plate — PB-14 Ajnala is a town, near Amritsar city and a nagar panchayat in Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. Kalian Wala Khu, a martyrs place, is a tourist destination. Ajnala is located at in western Punjab near the border with Pakistan. It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet). Ajnala is the hometown of famous Indo-Canadian Punjabi singer A.P. Dhillon. During his 2021 India tour, Dhillon visited his Ajnala.

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. Their bodies were dumped into a deep dry well near the police station which was later filled with charcoal, lime, and dirt. 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. The well is known as Shaheedan da Khu ("the martyrs' well") in the Punjabi language.

• Illustration — Inscription of Kalianwala Khu (Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu • Illustration — Memorial of Kalianwala Khu (Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu under construction • Illustration — Kalianwala Khu (Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu, Ajnala

Old Tehsil, Ajnala is part of List of State Protected Monuments in Punjab, India and at S-PB-4. • Illustration — Pillar from the entrance • Illustration — Inner view • Illustration — Inner view • Illustration — Pillar and main boundary wall from the entrance • Illustration — Outer left pillar from the main entrance • Illustration — Outer pillar and boundary wall

As of 2011 census, Ajnala has a population of 21,107 of which 11,347 are males while 9,760 are females. Literacy rate of Ajnala is 82.19 %, higher than state average of 75.84 %. In Ajnala, male literacy is around 86.05 % while female literacy rate is 77.72 %. Ajnala Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,060 houses to which it supplies basic amenities. The population of children aged 0-6 is 2397 which is 11.36 % of total population of Ajnala (NP). The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Ajnala city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census. Population by religious groups in Ajnala city, 2011 census • Religion — Total — Female — Male — Gender ratio • Sikh — 11,122 — 5,283 — 5,839 — 904 • Hindu — 7,831 — 3,467 — 4,364 — 794 • Christian — 1,953 — 927 — 1,026 — 903 • Muslim — 166 — 69 — 97 — 711 • Buddhist — 3 — 1 — 2 — 500 • Not stated — 32 — 13 — 19 — 684 • Total — 21,107 — 9,760 — 11,347 — 860

The city is part of the Ajnala Assembly Constituency.