Dulchi Majraਦੁਲਚੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Dulchi Majra?

Dulchi Majra is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 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 038883, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,037 people in Dulchi Majra: 543 men and 494 women, living in 190 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 558 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 102, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 351 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.96 per cent and women at 79.6 per cent. The census recorded 298 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 222 main workers, the largest group, 111, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 84 cultivators on their own land and 21 household industry workers. A further 76 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dulchi Majra's land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 134 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (134 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 89 cultivators and 29 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 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 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

Dulchi 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 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Salahpur, Pathreri Jattan, Bari Jhallian and Balsanda.

What is the population of Dulchi Majra?

The population of Dulchi Majra was 1,037 at the 2011 census, living in 190 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Dulchi Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dulchi 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.