Guno Majraਗੁਨੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Guno Majra?

Guno Majra is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 6 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 039028, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 590 people in Guno Majra: 304 men and 286 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 776 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 234 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.56 per cent and women at 77.86 per cent. The census recorded 171 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 165 main workers, the largest group, 85, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Guno Majra's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 59 cultivators and 16 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 and an internet common service centre. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Guno Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kurali, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehrampur, Nangal, Mehrauli and Baraudi.

What is the population of Guno Majra?

The population of Guno Majra was 590 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Guno Majra have?

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