Lakho Majraਲਖੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Lakho Majra?

Lakho Majra is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036911, and it covers 151 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 884 people in Lakho Majra: 485 men and 399 women, living in 173 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 151 hectares, the population density works out to about 585 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 823 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 105, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 410 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.47 per cent and women at 68.64 per cent. The census recorded 286 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 245 main workers, the largest group, 147, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakho Majra's land. Of the village's 151 hectares, 136 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 135 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (104 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. With 66 cultivators and 38 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lakho Majra is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 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 Shahpur Afghanan, Rao Majra, Kheri Mandlan and Ghumana.

What is the population of Lakho Majra?

The population of Lakho Majra was 884 at the 2011 census, living in 173 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Lakho Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lakho Majra has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.