Rawal Majraਰਵਲ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Rawal Majra?

Rawal 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 7 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 038624, and it covers 49 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 133 people in Rawal Majra: 72 men and 61 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 49 hectares, the population density works out to about 271 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 847 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 8 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 88.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.38 per cent and women at 81.03 per cent. The census recorded 36 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 34 main workers, the largest group, 17, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rawal Majra's land. Of the village's 49 hectares, 49 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (49 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 17 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Rawal Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 7 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 Lohgarh Fidey, Ratanpura, Dakala and Inderpura.

What is the population of Rawal Majra?

The population of Rawal Majra was 133 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Rawal Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rawal Majra has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.