Gunia Majriਗੁਨਿਆ ਮਾਜਰੀ

Where is Gunia Majri?

Gunia Majri is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032585, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 321 people in Gunia Majri: 176 men and 145 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 365 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 824 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.14 per cent and women at 78.26 per cent. The census recorded 103 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 69, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 household industry workers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gunia Majri's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 8 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 74 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Gunia Majri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dedahran, Ghumandgarh, Ramgarh and Mehmudpur.

What is the population of Gunia Majri?

The population of Gunia Majri was 321 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Gunia Majri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gunia Majri has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.