Majraਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Majra?

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 8 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 038446, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 236 people in Majra: 121 men and 115 women, living in 45 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 291 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 114 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.96 per cent and women at 73.58 per cent. The census recorded 86 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 51, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 8 cultivators on their own land. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majra's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 37 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 32 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 9 cultivators and 16 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, 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

Majra is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 8 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 Jhinjri, Saskaur, Rauli and Lakhno.

What is the population of Majra?

The population of Majra was 236 at the 2011 census, living in 45 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Majra have?

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