Bambe Majraਬਂਬੇ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Bambe Majra?

Bambe Majra is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032666, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 160 people in Bambe Majra: 89 men and 71 women, living in 30 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 142 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 798 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 147 people, about 92 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.83 per cent and women at 49.15 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 31, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bambe Majra's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 109 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 31 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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

Bambe Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pir Jain, Balahri Kalan, Blahri Khurd and Isher Hail.

What is the population of Bambe Majra?

The population of Bambe Majra was 160 at the 2011 census, living in 30 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bambe Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bambe Majra has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.