Dhode Majraਧੋਡੇ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Dhode Majra?

Dhode 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 038985, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 146 people in Dhode Majra: 79 men and 67 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 203 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 28 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.14 per cent and women at 69.09 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 58 main workers, the largest group, 39, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhode Majra's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 37 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 34 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 41 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhode 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 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 Saini Majra, Rasulpur, Ghandauli and Salamatpur.

What is the population of Dhode Majra?

The population of Dhode Majra was 146 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dhode Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhode Majra has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.