Majra Khurdਮਾਜਰਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Majra Khurd?

Majra Khurd is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Bounker Dogran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033618, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 374 people in Majra Khurd: 188 men and 186 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 420 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 989 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 187 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.12 per cent and women at 42.76 per cent. The census recorded 117 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 108 main workers, the largest group, 53, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 agricultural labourers and 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majra Khurd's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 58 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Majra Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kadian, Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West), Fatehgarh Gujjran and Laudhowal.

What is the population of Majra Khurd?

The population of Majra Khurd was 374 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Majra Khurd have?

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