Aujla Jogi | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.3335°N 75.4155°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kapurthala |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 951 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | Sex ratio 462/489♂/♀ |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Demographics1 Title2: | Other spoken |
Demographics1 Info2: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 144601 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01822 |
Registration Plate: | PB-09 |
Iso Code: | IN-PB |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Aujla Jogi is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, which is both its district and sub-district headquarters. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
History Background
Aujla is an hereditary sub-lineage primarily divided into two grand branches of Sardar Joga and Banwal Singh direct descendant from (Forefather of Ahluwalia Misldar) Sadhu Singh Aujla Jat Chiefs.[1] [2] In the ancestry of Hajual Bhati migrated from the Present Day Jaisalmer Durg
However Jogi Aujla, Kapurthala is over 200 years old and was founded by two brothers of the Aujla clan. These brothers were Sardar Joga Singh Aujla and Sardar Banwal Singh Aujla.[3] They were the grandsons of Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia who had conquered Kapurthala decades before their birth. Sardar Joga Singh Aujla had twelve sons and Sardar Banwal Singh Aujla had 10 sons. Later, some of these clan members lost their status and gradually become Ahluwalia Kalal [4]
According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Aujla Jogi has a total number of 218 houses and population of 951 of which include 462 males and 489 females. Literacy rate of Aujla Jogi is 77.56%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 91 which is 9.57% of total population of Aujla Jogi, and child sex ratio is approximately 1068 higher than state average of 846.
The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport.
See main article: List of villages in Kapurthala.