Pal Majraਪਲ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Pal Majra?

Pal Majra is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 5 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 033109, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 407 people in Pal Majra: 215 men and 192 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 420 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 68 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.65 per cent and women at 80.57 per cent. The census recorded 140 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 129 main workers, the largest group, 81, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pal Majra's land. Of the village's 97 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 37 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Pal Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Samrala, about 5 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 Bharthala, Rohla, Balion and Ladhran.

What is the population of Pal Majra?

The population of Pal Majra was 407 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Pal Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pal Majra has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.