Tarkhan Majraਤਰਖਾਣ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Tarkhan Majra?

Tarkhan 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 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032648, and it covers 142 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,674 people in Tarkhan Majra: 895 men and 779 women, living in 351 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 142 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,179 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 186, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,098 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.17 per cent and women at 69.24 per cent. The census recorded 597 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 407 main workers, the largest group, 372, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 190 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tarkhan Majra's land. Of the village's 142 hectares, 117 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (117 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 31 cultivators and 14 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Tarkhan Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 2 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 Malakpur, Narainpur Urf Shekhupur, Chanalon and Arain Majra.

What is the population of Tarkhan Majra?

The population of Tarkhan Majra was 1,674 at the 2011 census, living in 351 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Tarkhan Majra have?

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