Ajnala is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

, near Amritsar city and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

Amritsar district Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous distr ...

in the state of

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. Kalian Wala Khuh, a martyrs place, is a tourist destination. Ajnala is located at in western Punjab near to the border with

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. It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet). Ajnala is the hometown of the famous Punjabi singer AP DHILLON. During his visit to India 2021 for his India tour he visited his hometown Ajnala .

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 Frederick Henry Cooper (1827–1869) was a British civil servant who worked with the East India Company. He served as Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar, Punjab, during the Indian rebellion of 1857. Along with James Neill, John Nicholson and Will ...

, 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. . /sup> In March 2014 the head of a local Sikh

gurdwara A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths ...

announced that the remains of those buried had been uncovered in the excavation of a well within the shrine. /sup> The well is known as

Shaheedan da Khu Shaheedan da Khu or Kalianwala Khu is a well near Ajnala in northwestern India. The bodies of Indian soldiers killed during the Sepoy mutiny of 1857 were disposed of here, over 60 of which were recovered in 2014. Disposal and recovery of bod ...

in local

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

dialect, 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

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 This is a list of State Protected Monuments as officially reported by and available through the website of the Archaeological Survey of India in the Indian state Punjab.

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).

Politics

The city is part of the Ajnala Assembly Constituency.

References

{{Amritsar district Cities and towns in Amritsar district History of Punjab, India Monuments and memorials in Punjab, India