Raulu Majraਰੌਲੁ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Raulu Majra?

Raulu 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 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038875, and it covers 245 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,376 people in Raulu Majra: 742 men and 634 women, living in 263 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 245 hectares, the population density works out to about 562 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 135, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 486 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.52 per cent and women at 73.88 per cent. The census recorded 475 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 471 main workers, the largest group, 321, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 144 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raulu Majra's land. Of the village's 245 hectares, 213 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (213 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 144 cultivators and 5 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Raulu Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salempur, Santpur, Bara Makrauna and Kotli.

What is the population of Raulu Majra?

The population of Raulu Majra was 1,376 at the 2011 census, living in 263 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Raulu Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Raulu Majra has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.