Bur Majraਬੁਰ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Bur Majra?

Bur Majra is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and is served by the Alana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036880, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 34 people in Bur Majra: 19 men and 15 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 3.8 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 38 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 789 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 9 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 51.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 53.85 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bur Majra's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 62 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 16 cultivators and 3 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Bur Majra is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 10 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 Ulana, Sohne Majra, Sanaulian and Shogalpur.

What is the population of Bur Majra?

The population of Bur Majra was 34 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bur Majra have?

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