Brahman Majraਬਰਹਮਨ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Brahman Majra?

Brahman Majra is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038744, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 611 people in Brahman Majra: 305 men and 306 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 347 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1003 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 238 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.75 per cent and women at 80.29 per cent. The census recorded 198 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 192 main workers, the largest group, 129, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 agricultural labourers and 6 cultivators on their own land. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Brahman Majra's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 80 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 58 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 55 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Brahman Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Santpur Alias Chupki, Ramgarh Alias Dekwala, Bhagwantpur and Chararian.

What is the population of Brahman Majra?

The population of Brahman Majra was 611 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Brahman Majra have?

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