Shiraj Majraਸ਼ਿਰਜ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Shiraj Majra?

Shiraj Majra is a village in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and is served by the Shiraj Majara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032901, and it covers 103 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 297 people in Shiraj Majra: 143 men and 154 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 103 hectares, the population density works out to about 288 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1077 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 39 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.81 per cent and women at 79.26 per cent. The census recorded 103 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 42, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 40 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shiraj Majra's land. Of the village's 103 hectares, 96 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (96 hectares). About 7 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 40 cultivators and 8 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 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

Shiraj Majra is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Jallowal, Fatehgarh Niwan, Lohar Majra Kalan and Dodheri.

What is the population of Shiraj Majra?

The population of Shiraj Majra was 297 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Shiraj Majra have?

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