Malo Majraਮਲੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Malo Majra?

Malo Majra is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 6 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 036562, and it covers 356 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 916 people in Malo Majra: 500 men and 416 women, living in 196 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 356 hectares, the population density works out to about 257 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 832 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 179 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.13 per cent and women at 75.99 per cent. The census recorded 287 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 282 main workers, the largest group, 175, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 cultivators on their own land and 47 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malo Majra's land. Of the village's 356 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (94 hectares). About 262 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 47 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 and mobile phone coverage. 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

Malo Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patiala, about 6 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 Haji Majra, Dhamo Majra, Sher Majra and Rauni.

What is the population of Malo Majra?

The population of Malo Majra was 916 at the 2011 census, living in 196 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Malo Majra have?

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