Ambe Majraਅਂਬੇ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Ambe Majra?

Ambe Majra is a village in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032895, and it covers 276 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,811 people in Ambe Majra: 1,025 men and 786 women, living in 378 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 276 hectares, the population density works out to about 656 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 767 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 278, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 310 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.21 per cent and women at 55.94 per cent. The census recorded 659 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 653 main workers, the largest group, 573, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 69 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ambe Majra's land. Of the village's 276 hectares, 177 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (177 hectares). About 99 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 70 cultivators and 3 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ambe Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ajnali, Talwara, Chattarpura and Kotla Dadheri.

What is the population of Ambe Majra?

The population of Ambe Majra was 1,811 at the 2011 census, living in 378 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Ambe Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ambe Majra has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.