Bhagat Majraਭਗਤ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Bhagat Majra?

Bhagat Majra is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038982, and it covers 78 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 526 people in Bhagat Majra: 281 men and 245 women, living in 79 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 78 hectares, the population density works out to about 674 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 251 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.24 per cent and women at 76.5 per cent. The census recorded 161 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 161 main workers, the largest group, 74, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 66 other workers in trade, transport and services and 21 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagat Majra's land. Of the village's 78 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 72 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (64 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (8 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 74 cultivators and 21 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. 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

Bhagat Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Palheri, Ghandauli, Rehmanpur and Saini Majra.

What is the population of Bhagat Majra?

The population of Bhagat Majra was 526 at the 2011 census, living in 79 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bhagat Majra have?

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