Saddo Majraਸੱਡੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Saddo Majra?

Saddo Majra is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 3 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 032706, and it covers 261 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 882 people in Saddo Majra: 482 men and 400 women, living in 171 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 261 hectares, the population density works out to about 338 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 830 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 32 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.43 per cent and women at 85.33 per cent. The census recorded 483 workers, about 55 per cent of the village. Of the 474 main workers, the largest group, 332, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 121 cultivators on their own land and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saddo Majra's land. Of the village's 261 hectares, 234 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (234 hectares). About 27 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 122 cultivators and 20 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saddo Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Anaitpura, Shamsher Nagar, Rashidpura and Kotla Bhaika.

What is the population of Saddo Majra?

The population of Saddo Majra was 882 at the 2011 census, living in 171 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Saddo Majra have?

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