Nanu Majraਨਨੁ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Nanu Majra?

Nanu 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 S.A.S. Nagar, about 7 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 039169, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 650 people in Nanu Majra: 340 men and 310 women, living in 122 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 613 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 78, 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 89.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.41 per cent and women at 84.33 per cent. The census recorded 196 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 190 main workers, the largest group, 125, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nanu Majra's land. Of the village's 106 hectares, 6 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (6 hectares). About 80 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 26 cultivators and 28 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nanu Majra is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 7 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 Manak Majra, Sambalki, Lakhnaur and Dhol.

What is the population of Nanu Majra?

The population of Nanu Majra was 650 at the 2011 census, living in 122 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Nanu Majra have?

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