Alawal Majraਅਲਵਲ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Alawal Majra?

Alawal Majra is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036932, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 794 people in Alawal Majra: 434 men and 360 women, living in 163 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 593 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 829 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 118, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 770 people, about 97 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.81 per cent and women at 58.55 per cent. The census recorded 236 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 15, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers. A further 220 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alawal Majra's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 15 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 13 cultivators and 54 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Alawal Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Loha Kheri, Mehmoodpur, Dharamgarh and Khanpur Gandean.

What is the population of Alawal Majra?

The population of Alawal Majra was 794 at the 2011 census, living in 163 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Alawal Majra have?

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