SharePoint 2010 - Apply a Page Layout to an ASPX page using ELEMENT.xml

Goal
To deploy an ASPX page using Module in Visual Studio project. The web part should be deployed with a PageLayout applied to it. Else a page is going to be created without a page layout attached. The name of the page is "Sample.aspx" and PageLayout is "DefaultPageLayout.aspx". "GSM" is the name of our module.

• Open Visual Studio 2010.
• File > New > Sharepoint > Empty Sharepoint Project > Name it "Sample"
• Right click project > Add a Module > Name "Something".
• Remove Sample.txt. Add a file(Sample.aspx) to the module.
• Make the below given changes to the "Element.xml".
• Right click project and deploy.
• Visit your website.
• Site Actions > Edit Site
• Click "Add a Web Part". On the top ribbon.

You should now be able to see the page with page layout applied to it.

Change in Element.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
      <Module Name="GSM" Url="Pages">
        <File Path="GSM\Sample.aspx" Url="Sample.aspx" Type="GhostableInLibrary">
            <Property Name="Title" Value="Sample Title"/>
            <Property Name="PublishingPageLayout" Value="~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/DefaultPageLayout.aspx, Default Page Layout"/>
        </File>
      </Module>
    </Elements>

Hope this is helpfull for you!