Niamumajraਨਿਆਮੁਮਜਰਾ

Where is Niamumajra?

Niamumajra 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 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and is served by the Niamumajara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032545, and it covers 157 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 313 people in Niamumajra: 167 men and 146 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 157 hectares, the population density works out to about 199 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 134 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.42 per cent and women at 69.84 per cent. The census recorded 121 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 41, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 40 cultivators on their own land. A further 40 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Niamumajra's land. Of the village's 157 hectares, 138 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 19 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 41 cultivators and 5 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Niamumajra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Sirkapra, Sampla, Khanpur Behlan and Sampli.

What is the population of Niamumajra?

The population of Niamumajra was 313 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Niamumajra have?

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