Bal Majraਬਾਲ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Bal Majra?

Bal Majra is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037050, and it covers 69 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 352 people in Bal Majra: 194 men and 158 women, living in 68 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 69 hectares, the population density works out to about 510 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 814 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.83 per cent and women at 74.83 per cent. The census recorded 115 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 114 main workers, the largest group, 72, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bal Majra's land. Of the village's 69 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 36 cultivators and 4 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bal Majra is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Banur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur Khurd, Changeran, Jalalpur and Mohi Kalan.

What is the population of Bal Majra?

The population of Bal Majra was 352 at the 2011 census, living in 68 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bal Majra have?

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