Bhago Majra (S.A.S. Nagar)ਭਗੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Bhago Majra?

Bhago Majra is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039147, and it covers 250 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,639 people in Bhago Majra: 860 men and 779 women, living in 315 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 250 hectares, the population density works out to about 656 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 211, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 500 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.57 per cent and women at 73.67 per cent. The census recorded 658 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 652 main workers, the largest group, 540, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 105 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhago Majra's land. Of the village's 250 hectares, 250 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (250 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 106 cultivators and 2 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhago Majra is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raipur Kalan, Shiampur, Baihrampur and Maujpur.

What is the population of Bhago Majra?

The population of Bhago Majra was 1,639 at the 2011 census, living in 315 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bhago Majra have?

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