Naushehra Majja Singhਨੌਸ਼ਹਿਰਾ ਮੱਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Naushehra Majja Singh?

Naushehra Majja Singh is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028320, and it covers 291 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,902 people in Naushehra Majja Singh: 988 men and 914 women, living in 378 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 291 hectares, the population density works out to about 654 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 217, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 241 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.66 per cent and women at 73.64 per cent. The census recorded 699 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 360 main workers, the largest group, 173, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 94 household industry workers and 69 cultivators on their own land. A further 339 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naushehra Majja Singh's land. Of the village's 291 hectares, 261 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (154 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 79 cultivators and 173 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Naushehra Majja Singh is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Theh Gulam Nabi, Satkoha, Bazid Chak and Bahbal Chak.

What is the population of Naushehra Majja Singh?

The population of Naushehra Majja Singh was 1,902 at the 2011 census, living in 378 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Naushehra Majja Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Naushehra Majja Singh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.