Mindha Majraਮਿਂਧਾ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Mindha Majra?

Mindha Majra is a village in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 6 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 039210, and it covers 75 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 449 people in Mindha Majra: 244 men and 205 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 75 hectares, the population density works out to about 599 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 840 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 64 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.13 per cent and women at 85.94 per cent. The census recorded 197 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 197 main workers, the largest group, 107, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 90 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mindha Majra's land. Of the village's 75 hectares, 51 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (51 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 90 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Mindha Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Mote Majra, Giga Majra, Tangauri and Nogiari.

What is the population of Mindha Majra?

The population of Mindha Majra was 449 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mindha Majra have?

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