Ajnale
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Ajnale is a small village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is located in the Dhule
Dhule
Dhule is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Dhule district in northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India. It is one of the very few well-planned cities of India before Indian Independence.-Geography:Dhule is located at...

 taluka of Dhule District
Dhule district
Dhule district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Dhule is the administrative headquarters of the district.The Dhule district previously comprised tracts of land predominantly inhabited by tribal population...

 in Maharastra.

Demographics

As of 2001 census
Census
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, 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
Birth rate
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 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
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

, Millet
Millet
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. 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
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 for day to day administration. The District Zilla Panchayat headquarters is at Dhule
Dhule
Dhule is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Dhule district in northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India. It is one of the very few well-planned cities of India before Indian Independence.-Geography:Dhule is located at...

 and the Block Panchayat is also at Dhule
Dhule
Dhule is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Dhule district in northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India. It is one of the very few well-planned cities of India before Indian Independence.-Geography:Dhule is located at...

.

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.

Rail

Ajnale has no railway station of its own, the closest railway station is Dhule
Dhule
Dhule is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Dhule district in northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India. It is one of the very few well-planned cities of India before Indian Independence.-Geography:Dhule is located at...

 which is 14 mi (23 km) from the village.

Road

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

See also

  • Dhule City
    Dhule
    Dhule is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Dhule district in northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India. It is one of the very few well-planned cities of India before Indian Independence.-Geography:Dhule is located at...

  • Dhule District
    Dhule district
    Dhule district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Dhule is the administrative headquarters of the district.The Dhule district previously comprised tracts of land predominantly inhabited by tribal population...

  • List of villages in Dhule District
  • List of districts of Maharashtra
  • Maharastra
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