Raimajraਰੈਮਜਰਾ

Where is Raimajra?

Raimajra is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037023, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 100 people in Raimajra: 62 men and 38 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 54 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 613 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.66 per cent and women at 83.78 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 21, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raimajra's land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (170 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 8 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Raimajra is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 10 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 Kotla, Sadhraur, Gadomajra and Kehargarh.

What is the population of Raimajra?

The population of Raimajra was 100 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Raimajra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Raimajra has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.