Shaho Majraਸ਼ਹੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Shaho Majra?

Shaho Majra is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Sahomajra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038630, and it covers 336 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 365 people in Shaho Majra: 174 men and 191 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 336 hectares, the population density works out to about 109 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1098 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 11 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 90.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.55 per cent and women at 87.72 per cent. The census recorded 101 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 27, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shaho Majra's land. Of the village's 336 hectares, 226 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 180 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (180 hectares). About 27 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 16 cultivators and 10 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.

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

Shaho Majra is reached by pucca 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 Bikkon, Chhoti Makori, Ghanaula and Bari Makori.

What is the population of Shaho Majra?

The population of Shaho Majra was 365 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Shaho Majra have?

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