Ajnala, India

History

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. The 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 in the Punjabi language, which means "the martyrs’ well".

Shaheedan da Khu

Inscription of Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu.jpg|Inscription of Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu 02.jpg|Memorial of Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu under construction Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu 01.jpg|Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu, Ajnala

Old Tehsil, Ajnala

Old Tehsil, Ajnala is part of List of State Protected Monuments in Punjab, India and at S-PB-4.

Old Tehsil, Ajnala 01.jpg|Pillar from the entrance Old Tehsil, Ajnala 03.jpg|inner view Old Tehsil, Ajnala 04.jpg|inner view Old Tehsil, Ajnala 05.jpg|Pillar and main boundary wall from the entrance Old Tehsil, Ajnala 06.jpg|outer left pillar from the main entrance Old Tehsil, Ajnala 07.jpg|outer pillar and boundary wall

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Ajnala has 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. Population of Children with age of 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.

Politics

The city is part of the Ajnala Assembly Constituency.

References

References

1. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Ajnala.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ajnala]
2. Cooper, ''Crisis in the Punjab'', pp. 154–156, cited in ''The Great Indian Mutiny'' by Christopher Hubbard, p. 132
3. Condos, Mark. (2022-10-02). "The Ajnala Massacre of 1857 and the Politics of Colonial Violence and Commemoration in Contemporary India". Journal of Genocide Research.
4. (3 March 2014). "India to examine claims over '1857 rebel' bodies". [[BBC News]].
5. Cooper, "Crisis in the Punjab", pp 154-6, cited in ''The Great Indian Mutiny'' by Christopher Hubbard, pp 132 {{verify source. (September 2023)
6. (September 2023). "India to examine claims over '1857 rebel' bodies"". BBC News.
7. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News".
8. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Ajnala (NP)