Haji Majraਹਜੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Haji Majra?

Haji Majra is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036561, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 459 people in Haji Majra: 237 men and 222 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 937 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 169 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.43 per cent and women at 81.15 per cent. The census recorded 143 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 134 main workers, the largest group, 117, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haji Majra's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (30 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 12 cultivators and 2 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Haji Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patiala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sher Majra, Malo Majra, Kheri Gujran and Dhamo Majra.

What is the population of Haji Majra?

The population of Haji Majra was 459 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Haji Majra have?

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