Bhuri Majriਭੁਰੀ ਮਾਜਰੀ

Where is Bhuri Majri?

Bhuri Majri 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 10 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 037063, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 414 people in Bhuri Majri: 224 men and 190 women, living in 82 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 702 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 19 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.8 per cent and women at 62.87 per cent. The census recorded 138 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 31 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhuri Majri's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 46 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). About 11 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 35 cultivators and 6 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

Bhuri Majri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 10 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 Ghagar Sarai, Chalheri, Gandan and Gazdinagar.

What is the population of Bhuri Majri?

The population of Bhuri Majri was 414 at the 2011 census, living in 82 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bhuri Majri have?

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