Sandhari Majraਸਂਧਰੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Sandhari Majra?

Sandhari Majra is a village of Khamanon tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khamanon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khamanon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032955, and it covers 178 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 710 people in Sandhari Majra: 386 men and 324 women, living in 134 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 178 hectares, the population density works out to about 399 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 839 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 255 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.08 per cent and women at 79.53 per cent. The census recorded 229 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 225 main workers, the largest group, 114, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 82 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sandhari Majra's land. Of the village's 178 hectares, 165 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (165 hectares). About 13 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 84 cultivators and 26 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 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Sandhari Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Khamanon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khamanon, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sidhupur Kalan, Prempur, Dhianu Majra and Sidhupur Khurd.

What is the population of Sandhari Majra?

The population of Sandhari Majra was 710 at the 2011 census, living in 134 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Sandhari Majra have?

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