Majri Faqiranਮਾਜਰੀ ਫਕਿਰਨ

Where is Majri Faqiran?

Majri Faqiran is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 3 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 036883, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 396 people in Majri Faqiran: 203 men and 193 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 283 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 951 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 21 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.72 per cent and women at 65.7 per cent. The census recorded 117 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 116 main workers, the largest group, 55, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 46 other workers in trade, transport and services and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majri Faqiran's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 120 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (120 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 55 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Majri Faqiran is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shogalpur, Baghora, Sohne Majra and Rurka.

What is the population of Majri Faqiran?

The population of Majri Faqiran was 396 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Majri Faqiran have?

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