Brahman Majraਬਰਹਮਨ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Brahman Majra?

Brahman Majra is a village in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dehlon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033582, and it covers 183 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 654 people in Brahman Majra: 343 men and 311 women, living in 119 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 183 hectares, the population density works out to about 357 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 253 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.89 per cent and women at 84.81 per cent. The census recorded 243 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 240 main workers, the largest group, 218, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Brahman Majra's land. Of the village's 183 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 104 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 21 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Brahman Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jaspal Bangar, Bulara, Sangowal and Ranian.

What is the population of Brahman Majra?

The population of Brahman Majra was 654 at the 2011 census, living in 119 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Brahman Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Brahman Majra has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.