Rani Majra (Dera Bassi)ਰਾਣੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Rani Majra?

Rani Majra is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 19 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 039278, and it covers 473 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,116 people in Rani Majra: 1,105 men and 1,011 women, living in 355 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 473 hectares, the population density works out to about 447 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 280, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 354 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.54 per cent and women at 68.18 per cent. The census recorded 662 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 641 main workers, the largest group, 374, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 175 cultivators on their own land and 72 agricultural labourers. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rani Majra's land. Of the village's 473 hectares, 370 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 346 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (346 hectares). About 76 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 177 cultivators and 78 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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

Rani Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 19 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 Seehpur, Barana, Handesra and Jaula Khurd.

What is the population of Rani Majra?

The population of Rani Majra was 2,116 at the 2011 census, living in 355 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Rani Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rani Majra has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.