Dhiro Majraਧਿਰੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Dhiro Majra?

Dhiro Majra is a village in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 30 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039492, and it covers 303 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,436 people in Dhiro Majra: 755 men and 681 women, living in 299 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 303 hectares, the population density works out to about 474 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 504 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.02 per cent and women at 66.99 per cent. The census recorded 439 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 433 main workers, the largest group, 179, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 173 cultivators on their own land and 74 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhiro Majra's land. Of the village's 303 hectares, 275 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (275 hectares). About 28 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 175 cultivators and 182 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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

Getting there

Dhiro Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 30 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amargarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhumsi, Bhurthla Mander and Jalalgarh.

What is the population of Dhiro Majra?

The population of Dhiro Majra was 1,436 at the 2011 census, living in 299 households in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Dhiro Majra have?

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