Jhande Majraਝਂਡੇ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Jhande Majra?

Jhande 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 10 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 039070, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 647 people in Jhande Majra: 339 men and 308 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 688 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.12 per cent and women at 86.97 per cent. The census recorded 189 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 171 main workers, the largest group, 103, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 56 cultivators on their own land and 10 household industry workers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhande Majra's land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 60 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 9 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 56 cultivators and 9 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhande 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 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sialba, Khera, Chandpur and Majri.

What is the population of Jhande Majra?

The population of Jhande Majra was 647 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jhande Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhande 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.