Jogi Majraਜੋਗੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Jogi Majra?

Jogi Majra is a village of Payal tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Maloud, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dehlon community development block and is served by the Jogi Majara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033287, and it covers 227 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,179 people in Jogi Majra: 634 men and 545 women, living in 230 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 227 hectares, the population density works out to about 519 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 122, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 511 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.93 per cent and women at 68.55 per cent. The census recorded 417 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 407 main workers, the largest group, 279, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 76 cultivators on their own land and 46 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jogi Majra's land. Of the village's 227 hectares, 205 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 200 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (200 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 79 cultivators and 46 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jogi Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Maloud, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sohian (Payal), Ramgarh Sardaran, Burkara and Timbarwal.

What is the population of Jogi Majra?

The population of Jogi Majra was 1,179 at the 2011 census, living in 230 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Jogi Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jogi Majra has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.