Sohne Majraਸੋਹਨੇ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Sohne Majra?

Sohne Majra is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 6 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 036881, and it covers 237 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 928 people in Sohne Majra: 486 men and 442 women, living in 168 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 237 hectares, the population density works out to about 392 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 132, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 185 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.48 per cent and women at 65.63 per cent. The census recorded 304 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 244 main workers, the largest group, 158, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 60 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sohne Majra's land. Of the village's 237 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (210 hectares). About 24 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 19 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. 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

Sohne Majra is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 6 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 Bur Majra, Shogalpur, Ulana and Majri Faqiran.

What is the population of Sohne Majra?

The population of Sohne Majra was 928 at the 2011 census, living in 168 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sohne Majra have?

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