Majhwindਮਝਵਿੰਡ

Where is Majhwind?

Majhwind is a village in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037489, and it covers 163 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 639 people in Majhwind: 336 men and 303 women, living in 120 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 163 hectares, the population density works out to about 392 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 69 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.63 per cent and women at 83.81 per cent. The census recorded 231 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 212 main workers, the largest group, 139, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 70 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majhwind's land. Of the village's 163 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (54 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (86 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 71 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Majhwind is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Majitha, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nag.

What is the population of Majhwind?

The population of Majhwind was 639 at the 2011 census, living in 120 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Majhwind have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Majhwind has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.