Sher Majraਸ਼ੇਰ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Sher Majra?

Sher 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 Sanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036560, and it covers 577 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,858 people in Sher Majra: 984 men and 874 women, living in 361 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 577 hectares, the population density works out to about 322 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 208, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 843 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.65 per cent and women at 62.79 per cent. The census recorded 671 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 628 main workers, the largest group, 469, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 119 cultivators on their own land and 39 agricultural labourers. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sher Majra's land. Of the village's 577 hectares, 342 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (342 hectares). About 62 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 121 cultivators and 44 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Sher 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 Kheri Gujran, Haji Majra, Bir Kheri Gujran and Malo Majra.

What is the population of Sher Majra?

The population of Sher Majra was 1,858 at the 2011 census, living in 361 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sher Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sher Majra has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.