Chandu Majraਚੰਦੂ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Chandu Majra?

Chandu 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 14 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 036993, and it covers 306 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 707 people in Chandu Majra: 370 men and 337 women, living in 136 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 306 hectares, the population density works out to about 231 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 224 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.18 per cent and women at 77.89 per cent. The census recorded 246 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 157 main workers, the largest group, 80, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 61 other workers in trade, transport and services and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 89 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chandu Majra's land. Of the village's 306 hectares, 291 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (291 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 82 cultivators and 85 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chandu Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 14 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 Basantpura, Balsuan, Aluan and Sarai Banjara.

What is the population of Chandu Majra?

The population of Chandu Majra was 707 at the 2011 census, living in 136 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chandu Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chandu 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.