Majara Kalanਮਜਰਾ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Majara Kalan?

Majara Kalan is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Bholewal Qadim gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033631, and it covers 221 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 203 people in Majara Kalan: 107 men and 96 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 221 hectares, the population density works out to about 92 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 39.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 46.88 per cent and women at 31.33 per cent. The census recorded 113 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 90, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 14 cultivators on their own land and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives no net sown area figure for Majara Kalan, whose total area is 221 hectares. The census recorded 14 cultivators and 96 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Majara Kalan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Bholewal Qadim, Khark, Allowal and Bholewal Jadid.

What is the population of Majara Kalan?

The population of Majara Kalan was 203 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Majara Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Majara Kalan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.