Chau Majraਚੌ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Chau Majra?

Chau 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 6 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 039199, and it covers 307 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 989 people in Chau Majra: 546 men and 443 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 307 hectares, the population density works out to about 322 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 811 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 121 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.94 per cent and women at 79.02 per cent. The census recorded 302 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 296 main workers, the largest group, 274, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chau Majra's land. Of the village's 307 hectares, 235 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (235 hectares). About 56 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 13 cultivators and 12 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chau Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 6 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 Patton, Saini Majra, Kurari and Dhurali.

What is the population of Chau Majra?

The population of Chau Majra was 989 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chau Majra have?

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