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Where is Majra Manna Singh Wala?

Majra Manna Singh Wala is a village in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032862, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 523 people in Majra Manna Singh Wala: 252 men and 271 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 376 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1075 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 161 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.82 per cent and women at 79.24 per cent. The census recorded 201 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 171 main workers, the largest group, 116, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 30 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majra Manna Singh Wala's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (127 hectares). About 12 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 35 cultivators and 15 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.

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

Majra Manna Singh Wala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Amloh, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanian, Majri Raian, Chehlan and Salana Jiwan Singh Wala.

What is the population of Majra Manna Singh Wala?

The population of Majra Manna Singh Wala was 523 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Majra Manna Singh Wala have?

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