Kauli Majraਕੌਲੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Kauli Majra?

Kauli Majra is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and is served by the Lalru gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039287, and it covers 480 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 563 people in Kauli Majra: 327 men and 236 women, living in 135 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 480 hectares, the population density works out to about 117 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 722 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 87, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 413 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.48 per cent and women at 54.95 per cent. The census recorded 189 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 189 main workers, the largest group, 177, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 agricultural labourers and 4 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kauli Majra's land. Of the village's 480 hectares, 440 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 101 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 40 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 4 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kauli Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dehar, Ballopur, Alamgir and Tohffapur.

What is the population of Kauli Majra?

The population of Kauli Majra was 563 at the 2011 census, living in 135 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Kauli Majra have?

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