Majriਮਜਰੀ

Where is Majri?

Majri 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 13 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 038607, and it covers 120 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 302 people in Majri: 150 men and 152 women, living in 50 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 120 hectares, the population density works out to about 252 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1013 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 11 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 69.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.7 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 103 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 58, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majri's land. Of the village's 120 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 49 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 1 cultivators and 12 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Majri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Diwari, Kot Bala, Manguwal and Asspur.

What is the population of Majri?

The population of Majri was 302 at the 2011 census, living in 50 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Majri have?

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