Raje Majraਰਜੇ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Raje Majra?

Raje Majra 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 12 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 038734, and it covers 222 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 588 people in Raje Majra: 312 men and 276 women, living in 106 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 222 hectares, the population density works out to about 265 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 217 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.74 per cent and women at 81.64 per cent. The census recorded 309 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 108 main workers, the largest group, 74, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 household industry workers and 10 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 201 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raje Majra's land. Of the village's 222 hectares, 133 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 95 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (95 hectares). About 64 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 84 cultivators and 36 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Raje Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 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 Behrampur Zimidara, Akalgarh Urf Burjwala, Asmanpur and Panjoli.

What is the population of Raje Majra?

The population of Raje Majra was 588 at the 2011 census, living in 106 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Raje Majra have?

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