Chahar Majraਚਹਰ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Chahar Majra?

Chahar Majra is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Naya Gaon, 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 038976, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 503 people in Chahar Majra: 273 men and 230 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 375 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 842 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.01 per cent and women at 74.41 per cent. The census recorded 139 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 139 main workers, the largest group, 77, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chahar Majra's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 37 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 28 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (28 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 54 cultivators and 7 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 sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chahar Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Naya Gaon, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tira, Paintpur, Togan and Bansepur.

What is the population of Chahar Majra?

The population of Chahar Majra was 503 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chahar Majra have?

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