Manjitpura/Chamar Majraਮਂਜਿਟਪੁਰਚਮਰ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Manjitpura/Chamar Majra?

Manjitpura/Chamar Majra is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and is served by the Manjitpura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038841, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 390 people in Manjitpura/Chamar Majra: 211 men and 179 women, living in 76 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 542 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 390 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.06 per cent and women at 79.5 per cent. The census recorded 116 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 113 main workers, the largest group, 49, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 25 household industry workers and 23 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manjitpura/Chamar Majra's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 66 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (66 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 16 cultivators and 50 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Manjitpura/Chamar Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mukarabpur, Jatana, Fatehgarh and Khanpur.

What is the population of Manjitpura/Chamar Majra?

The population of Manjitpura/Chamar Majra was 390 at the 2011 census, living in 76 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Manjitpura/Chamar Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Manjitpura/Chamar Majra has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.