Chachu Majraਚਾਚੂ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Chachu Majra?

Chachu Majra is a village in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 2 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 039191, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 375 people in Chachu Majra: 209 men and 166 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 341 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 794 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, 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 81.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.56 per cent and women at 76.62 per cent. The census recorded 327 workers, about 87 per cent of the village. Of the 272 main workers, the largest group, 138, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 77 agricultural labourers and 47 household industry workers. A further 55 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chachu Majra's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 10 cultivators and 77 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, 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chachu Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Papri, Rurka, Manauli and Bakarpur.

What is the population of Chachu Majra?

The population of Chachu Majra was 375 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chachu Majra have?

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