Gunu Majraਗੁਨੁ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Gunu Majra?

Gunu 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 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 038618, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 309 people in Gunu Majra: 166 men and 143 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 372 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 861 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.6 per cent and women at 80.15 per cent. The census recorded 86 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 86 main workers, the largest group, 45, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gunu Majra's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 65 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (65 hectares). About 18 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 26 cultivators and 45 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Gunu Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 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 Doburji, Laudi Majra, Mado Majra and Bahadarpur.

What is the population of Gunu Majra?

The population of Gunu Majra was 309 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Gunu Majra have?

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