Ghahi Majraਘਹੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Ghahi Majra?

Ghahi Majra is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038385, and it covers 209 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 396 people in Ghahi Majra: 208 men and 188 women, living in 79 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 209 hectares, the population density works out to about 189 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 102 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.04 per cent and women at 67.9 per cent. The census recorded 112 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 77 main workers, the largest group, 43, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 agricultural labourers and 7 cultivators on their own land. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghahi Majra's land. Of the village's 209 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 116 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 8 cultivators and 37 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghahi Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Katta, Sabaur, Karura and Bhaini.

What is the population of Ghahi Majra?

The population of Ghahi Majra was 396 at the 2011 census, living in 79 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Ghahi Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghahi 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.