Majri Akalianਮਾਜਰੀ ਅਕਲਿਆਂ

Where is Majri Akalian?

Majri Akalian 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 Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036482, and it covers 226 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 927 people in Majri Akalian: 486 men and 441 women, living in 180 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 226 hectares, the population density works out to about 410 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 112, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 406 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.88 per cent and women at 66.41 per cent. The census recorded 331 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 264 main workers, the largest group, 200, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majri Akalian's land. Of the village's 226 hectares, 203 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (203 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 29 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 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Majri Akalian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. 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 Hardaspur, Faridpur, Kasiana and Kalwa.

What is the population of Majri Akalian?

The population of Majri Akalian was 927 at the 2011 census, living in 180 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Majri Akalian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Majri Akalian has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.