Choudhri Majraਚੌਧਰੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Choudhri Majra?

Choudhri Majra is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036361, and it covers 262 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,361 people in Choudhri Majra: 715 men and 646 women, living in 273 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 262 hectares, the population density works out to about 519 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 161, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 587 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.36 per cent and women at 61.59 per cent. The census recorded 473 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 430 main workers, the largest group, 295, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 82 cultivators on their own land and 44 agricultural labourers. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Choudhri Majra's land. Of the village's 262 hectares, 208 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (206 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 86 cultivators and 64 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Choudhri Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nabha, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kularan, Duladi, Gobindgarh Chhanna and Kakrala.

What is the population of Choudhri Majra?

The population of Choudhri Majra was 1,361 at the 2011 census, living in 273 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Choudhri Majra have?

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