Ajnale

Ajnale
Ajnale
village
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Talukas	Dhule
Population (2001)
• Total	871
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Ajnale is a small village in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dhule taluka of Dhule District in Maharashtra.

Location

Ajnale is located on the Maharashtra State Highway 10 (MH SH 10).

Demographics

As of 2001 census, Ajnale had a population of 871 with 436 males and 435 females. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Ajnale has an average literacy rate of 0%, lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male Literacy is 0%, and female literacy is 0%. In Ajnale, 7.57% of the population is under 6 years of age. Ajnale has an average birth rate of 0% and an average death rate of 0%.

There are total of 173 households in the village and the village border area is spread in the area of 1,612 hectares.

Economy

Ajnale has a farming economy, traditional crops include Jawar, Cotton, Millet. Farmers rely on rain water as well as water from rivers for farming needs.

Ajnale farming economy is included in the states income & expenditure accounts. As for budget year 2007-2008 Ajnale village had accounted for an income of Rs. 157,200.00 whereas the total expenditure was Rs. 140,800.00.

Administration

Ajnale has as Village Gram Panchayat for day-to-day administration. The District Zilla Panchayat headquarters is at Dhule and the Block Panchayat is also at Dhule.

Ajnale has no commercial banks, co-operative banks, agricultural credit societies, non-agricultural credit societies or other credit societies present within the village.

Drinking water facilities

Ajnale has numerous drinking water facilities which are mainly available through a common tap or a common well. There is only one hand pump and one electric pump available within the village as drinking water source.

Education Facilities

Ajnale has 2 primary schools and 1 higher-secondary school within the village. For all higher education, village students have to go to the bigger cities close by. There is also 1 government funded childcare and mother-care center (Anganwadi) within the village as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program started by the Indian government to combat child hunger and malnutrition in 1975.

Transport

Rail

Ajnale has no railway station of its own, the closest railway station is Dhule which is 14 mi (23 km) from the village.

Road

Ajnale is connected by the State Transport Buses that ply between Dhule, Kusumba & Malegaon.

Air

Ajnale has no airport of its own, the closest airport is at Dhule.

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