Ajnala

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?Ajnala Punjab • India
Ajnala
Coordinates: 31°50′N 74°46′E / 31.84, 74.76
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 213 m (699 ft)
District(s)	Amritsar
Population	18,602 (2001)

Coordinates: 31°50′N 74°46′E / 31.84, 74.76 Ajnala is a town and a nagar panchayat in Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Indian Rebellion of 1857 4 References

[edit] Geography

Ajnala is located at 31.84° N 74.76° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Ajnala had a population of 18,602. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Ajnala has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Indian Rebellion of 1857

During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, 282 sepoys of the 26th Native Infantry who had mutinied at Lahore and subsequently surrendered believing they were going to be given a fair trial, were summarily executed without trial by Fredric Cooper--the then Deputy Commisioner of the district. Cooper was a proud Christian of the "true English stamp and mould". The bodies were dumped into a deep dry well located near the police station. The guard that shot the sepoys were made up entirely of Sikhs.

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ajnala
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

Cooper, Crisis in the Punjab, pp154-6, cited in "The Great Indian Mutiny" by Christopher Hubbard, pp132