Majri (Khanna)ਮਜਰੀ ਖੰਨਾ

Where is Majri (Khanna)?

Majri (Khanna) is a village of Khanna tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khanna community development block and is served by the Majri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033199, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,475 people in Majri (Khanna): 797 men and 678 women, living in 300 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,366 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 160, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 848 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.8 per cent and women at 76.1 per cent. The census recorded 507 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 447 main workers, the largest group, 369, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 9 household industry workers. A further 60 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majri (Khanna)'s land. Of the village's 108 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (86 hectares). About 20 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 76 cultivators and 8 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Majri (Khanna) 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 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Khanna, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baghaur, Rasulra, Khatra and Bahu Majra.

What is the population of Majri (Khanna)?

The population of Majri (Khanna) was 1,475 at the 2011 census, living in 300 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Majri (Khanna) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Majri (Khanna) 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.