Mithu Majraਮਿਥੁ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Mithu Majra?

Mithu Majra is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 12 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 036545, and it covers 157 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 623 people in Mithu Majra: 324 men and 299 women, living in 122 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 157 hectares, the population density works out to about 397 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 327 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.63 per cent and women at 69.52 per cent. The census recorded 184 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 183 main workers, the largest group, 85, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 cultivators on their own land and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mithu Majra's land. Of the village's 157 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (10 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (131 hectares). About 16 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 74 cultivators and 23 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mithu Majra 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 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhathlan, Raipur, Mehmoodpur Jattan and Budhanpur.

What is the population of Mithu Majra?

The population of Mithu Majra was 623 at the 2011 census, living in 122 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mithu Majra have?

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