Gaggar Majraਗੱਗਰ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Gaggar Majra?

Gaggar Majra is a village of Khanna tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khanna community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033207, and it covers 154 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 620 people in Gaggar Majra: 324 men and 296 women, living in 121 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 154 hectares, the population density works out to about 403 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 330 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.85 per cent and women at 81.27 per cent. The census recorded 209 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 202 main workers, the largest group, 138, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 56 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gaggar Majra's land. Of the village's 154 hectares, 132 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 22 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 56 cultivators and 6 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. 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. 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

Gaggar Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khanna, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khanna, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Daheru, Kishangarh, Gandhwan and Mehandipur.

What is the population of Gaggar Majra?

The population of Gaggar Majra was 620 at the 2011 census, living in 121 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Gaggar Majra have?

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