Giga Majraਗਿਗਾ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Giga Majra?

Giga Majra is a village of Amargarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 12 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 039530, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 666 people in Giga Majra: 350 men and 316 women, living in 146 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 479 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 375 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.5 per cent and women at 61.89 per cent. The census recorded 217 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 184 main workers, the largest group, 97, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 62 cultivators on their own land and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Giga Majra's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (127 hectares). About 12 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 64 cultivators and 26 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. 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. 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

Giga Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Amargarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur Bhindran, Daulatpur, Toga Heri and Sampurangarh.

What is the population of Giga Majra?

The population of Giga Majra was 666 at the 2011 census, living in 146 households in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Giga Majra have?

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