Lutki Majra Urf Joramajraਲੁਟਕੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ ਉਰਫ ਜੋਰਮਜਰਾ

Where is Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra?

Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra is a village in Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and is served by the Jora-Mazra Urf Lutki Mazra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036174, and it covers 407 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,119 people in Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra: 606 men and 513 women, living in 228 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 407 hectares, the population density works out to about 275 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 847 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 438 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.31 per cent and women at 52.19 per cent. The census recorded 379 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 340 main workers, the largest group, 179, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 79 cultivators on their own land and 79 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 39 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra's land. Of the village's 407 hectares, 356 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (44 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (312 hectares). About 51 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 79 cultivators and 207 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samana, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhanetha, Mavi Kalan, Rajgarh and Sehajpur Kalan.

What is the population of Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra?

The population of Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra was 1,119 at the 2011 census, living in 228 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.