Majherਮਝੇਰ

Where is Majher?

Majher 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 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038517, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 829 people in Majher: 422 men and 407 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 674 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 964 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 122, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 296 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.22 per cent and women at 67.44 per cent. The census recorded 248 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 235 main workers, the largest group, 164, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 66 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 household industry workers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majher's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 24 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (24 hectares). About 12 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 2 cultivators and 171 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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Majher is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Baruwala, Chikna, Bhagwala and Nard.

What is the population of Majher?

The population of Majher was 829 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Majher have?

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