Ali Majraਅਲੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Ali Majra?

Ali 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 13 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 037073, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,575 people in Ali Majra: 823 men and 752 women, living in 287 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 926 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 184, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.45 per cent and women at 66.72 per cent. The census recorded 487 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 456 main workers, the largest group, 263, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 140 cultivators on their own land and 38 agricultural labourers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ali Majra's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 153 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 152 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (121 hectares). About 17 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 141 cultivators and 41 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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

Ali Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nanhera, Sarai Mughal, Luhand and Naushera.

What is the population of Ali Majra?

The population of Ali Majra was 1,575 at the 2011 census, living in 287 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ali Majra have?

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