Kule Majraਕੁਲੇ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Kule Majra?

Kule Majra is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and is served by the Kule--Majra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036609, and it covers 161 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 455 people in Kule Majra: 231 men and 224 women, living in 83 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 161 hectares, the population density works out to about 283 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.55 per cent and women at 63.81 per cent. The census recorded 143 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 143 main workers, the largest group, 83, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 17 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kule Majra's land. Of the village's 161 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (145 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 17 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, 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

Kule Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 2 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 Bir Kule majra, Khansan, Safera and Hira Garh.

What is the population of Kule Majra?

The population of Kule Majra was 455 at the 2011 census, living in 83 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kule Majra have?

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