Pathar Majraਪਥਰ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Pathar Majra?

Pathar Majra is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 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 038707, and it covers 112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 224 people in Pathar Majra: 119 men and 105 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 112 hectares, the population density works out to about 200 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 18 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.59 per cent and women at 81.72 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pathar Majra's land. Of the village's 112 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 33 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (33 hectares). About 47 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 37 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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

Pathar Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 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 Gandhon Khurd, Rangilpur, Lakhmipur and Gandhon Kalan.

What is the population of Pathar Majra?

The population of Pathar Majra was 224 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Pathar Majra have?

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