Ajgain
Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ajgain is a village in Nawabganj block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located northeast of Unnao, near the main Lucknow-Kanpur road.[3] It has a railway station on the Lucknow-Kanpur line, lying between Sonik and Kusumbhi.[4] It holds a market on Mondays and Fridays, with grain and vegetables being the main items of trade.[4] As of 2011, the population of Ajgain is 8,926, in 1,481 households.[2]
Ajgain | |
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Village | |
Map showing Ajgain (#014) in Nawabganj CD block | |
  Ajgain Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.619277°N 80.62869°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Unnao |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.244 km2 (1.253 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 8,926 |
| • Density | 2,752/km2 (7,126/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
History
Ajgain was originally called Bhanpara after its founder Bhan Singh, who was a Dikhit.[3] It was renamed at the behest of an astrologer to be more auspicious; the present name is derived from Aja, a name of Brahma the creator.[3] Ajgaon was made the headquarters of a pargana after Beni Bahadur Kayasth, the chief minister of Shuja-ud-Daula, was granted a jagir in the existing pargana of Jhalotar in 1770.[3] The two parganas were rejoined upon the British annexation of Oudh State in the 1850s, and from then on the combined pargana bore the name Jhalotar-Ajgain.[3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Ajgain was described as a large village, with a population of 2,431 people in 1901.[3] It had a train station by then, to the northwest of the village, and it also had a police thana and an upper primary school with about 70 students.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Ajgain as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 2,612 (1,372 male and 1,240 female), in 511 households and 456 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 810 acres.[4] It had a medical practitioner and a post office then.[4] It had one grain mill, one small miscellaneous food processing establishment, and nine bicycle repair shops.[4] Average attendance of the twice-weekly market was about 700 people.[4] It had a police force consisting of 2 sub-inspectors, 1 head constable, and 15 constables at the time.[4]