Rao Majraਰਓ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Rao Majra?

Rao Majra is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 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 036912, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 385 people in Rao Majra: 210 men and 175 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 833 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 17 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.58 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 120 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 120 main workers, the largest group, 84, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 agricultural labourers and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rao Majra's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 143 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (143 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 84 cultivators and 20 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Rao Majra is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lakho Majra, Ghumana, Shahpur Afghanan and Nathu Majra.

What is the population of Rao Majra?

The population of Rao Majra was 385 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Rao Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rao Majra has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.