Mado Majraਮਡੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Mado Majra?

Mado 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 12 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 038616, and it covers 120 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 166 people in Mado Majra: 84 men and 82 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 120 hectares, the population density works out to about 138 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 976 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 87 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.5 per cent and women at 78.67 per cent. The census recorded 38 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 38 main workers, the largest group, 20, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mado Majra's land. Of the village's 120 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 13 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 7 cultivators and 20 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. The village had its own post office. 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

Mado Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 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 Patial, Doburji, Jahangir and Gunu Majra.

What is the population of Mado Majra?

The population of Mado Majra was 166 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mado Majra have?

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