Kalhe majraਕਲਹੇ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Kalhe majra?

Kalhe majra is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and is served by the Kalhe Majra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036306, and it covers 271 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,010 people in Kalhe majra: 537 men and 473 women, living in 189 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 271 hectares, the population density works out to about 373 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 124, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 352 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.85 per cent and women at 66.75 per cent. The census recorded 601 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 490 main workers, the largest group, 124, were household industry workers, ahead of 122 cultivators on their own land and 122 agricultural labourers. A further 111 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kalhe majra's land. Of the village's 271 hectares, 242 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (242 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 124 cultivators and 136 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village had a sub post office. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Kalhe majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nabha, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Suraajpur, Ageta, Narmana and Ageti.

What is the population of Kalhe majra?

The population of Kalhe majra was 1,010 at the 2011 census, living in 189 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kalhe majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kalhe 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.