Gholu Majraਘੋਲੂ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Gholu Majra?

Gholu Majra is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039320, and it covers 277 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,680 people in Gholu Majra: 919 men and 761 women, living in 314 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 277 hectares, the population density works out to about 606 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 828 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 207, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 603 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.72 per cent and women at 72.15 per cent. The census recorded 604 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 595 main workers, the largest group, 334, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 154 agricultural labourers and 79 cultivators on their own land. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gholu Majra's land. Of the village's 277 hectares, 195 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 68 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 82 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 81 cultivators and 157 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gholu Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Issapur jangi, Janetpur, Bair Majra and Jawaharpur.

What is the population of Gholu Majra?

The population of Gholu Majra was 1,680 at the 2011 census, living in 314 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Gholu Majra have?

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