Sukho Majraਸੁਖੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Sukho Majra?

Sukho 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 Morinda, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038929, and it covers 159 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 615 people in Sukho Majra: 327 men and 288 women, living in 113 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 159 hectares, the population density works out to about 387 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 280 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.12 per cent and women at 79.54 per cent. The census recorded 254 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 85 main workers, the largest group, 79, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 agricultural labourers and 1 household industry workers. A further 169 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sukho Majra's land. Of the village's 159 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 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 79 cultivators and 7 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Sukho Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Morinda, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Doom Chheri, Sangatpur, Kulheri and Ramgarh Alias Manda.

What is the population of Sukho Majra?

The population of Sukho Majra was 615 at the 2011 census, living in 113 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Sukho Majra have?

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