Kauru Majraਕੌਰੂ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Kauru Majra?

Kauru Majra is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039180, and it covers 28 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 26 people in Kauru Majra: 15 men and 11 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 28 hectares, the population density works out to about 93 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 733 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 12 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 86.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.86 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 96 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 23, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kauru Majra's land. Of the village's 28 hectares, 25 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (25 hectares). About 3 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 0 cultivators and 2 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kauru Majra is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagatpur, Kandala, Kambali and Jheur Heri.

What is the population of Kauru Majra?

The population of Kauru Majra was 26 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Kauru Majra have?

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