Jalaha Majraਜਲਹਾ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Jalaha Majra?

Jalaha Majra is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033089, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 177 people in Jalaha Majra: 93 men and 84 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 136 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 32 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.05 per cent and women at 79.45 per cent. The census recorded 62 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 28, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jalaha Majra's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 19 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jalaha Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ranwan, Garhi Tarkhana, Poonian and Urna.

What is the population of Jalaha Majra?

The population of Jalaha Majra was 177 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Jalaha Majra have?

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