Rajo Majraਰਜੋ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Rajo Majra?

Rajo Majra is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039359, and it covers 234 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,039 people in Rajo Majra: 551 men and 488 women, living in 178 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 234 hectares, the population density works out to about 444 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 136, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 353 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.36 per cent and women at 75.12 per cent. The census recorded 301 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 216 main workers, the largest group, 114, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 93 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 85 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajo Majra's land. Of the village's 234 hectares, 213 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (213 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 115 cultivators and 17 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, 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Rajo Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banur, about 7 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 Humbra, Hansala, Basma and Jhajon.

What is the population of Rajo Majra?

The population of Rajo Majra was 1,039 at the 2011 census, living in 178 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Rajo Majra have?

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