Tapal Majraਤਪਲ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Tapal Majra?

Tapal 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 5 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 038641, and it covers 73 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 261 people in Tapal Majra: 168 men and 93 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 6.9 people per household. Spread over its 73 hectares, the population density works out to about 358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 554 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 124 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.58 per cent and women at 43.42 per cent. The census recorded 156 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 147 main workers, the largest group, 118, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 22 agricultural labourers and 7 cultivators on their own land. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tapal Majra's land. Of the village's 73 hectares, 48 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 7 cultivators and 22 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Tapal Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malikpur, Balawalpur, Chandpur and Katli.

What is the population of Tapal Majra?

The population of Tapal Majra was 261 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Tapal Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tapal Majra has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.