Saini Majraਸੈਨੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Saini Majra?

Saini Majra is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 11 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 038627, and it covers 185 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 981 people in Saini Majra: 524 men and 457 women, living in 196 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 185 hectares, the population density works out to about 530 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 10 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 85.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.32 per cent and women at 79.33 per cent. The census recorded 300 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 273 main workers, the largest group, 173, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 37 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saini Majra's land. Of the village's 185 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (140 hectares). About 36 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 53 cultivators and 38 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. 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. The village had its own 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

Saini Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 11 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 Inderpura, Ghanaula, Ratanpura and Bikkon.

What is the population of Saini Majra?

The population of Saini Majra was 981 at the 2011 census, living in 196 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Saini Majra have?

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