Bhairon Majraਭੈਰੋਨ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Bhairon Majra?

Bhairon Majra is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038844, and it covers 207 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,082 people in Bhairon Majra: 567 men and 515 women, living in 219 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 207 hectares, the population density works out to about 523 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 371 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.07 per cent and women at 78.1 per cent. The census recorded 266 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 244 main workers, the largest group, 137, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 32 household industry workers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhairon Majra's land. Of the village's 207 hectares, 179 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (179 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 81 cultivators and 2 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhairon Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehgarh, Bhoje Majra, Jatana and Bhalian.

What is the population of Bhairon Majra?

The population of Bhairon Majra was 1,082 at the 2011 census, living in 219 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhairon Majra have?

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