Simbal Majraਸਿਂਬਲ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Simbal Majra?

Simbal Majra is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and is served by the Simbal Majara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039049, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 568 people in Simbal Majra: 308 men and 260 women, living in 104 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 574 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 9 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 86.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.97 per cent and women at 77.35 per cent. The census recorded 179 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 174 main workers, the largest group, 91, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 82 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Simbal Majra's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 64 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 83 cultivators and 0 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Simbal Majra is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kharar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shakrullapur, Pir Sohana, Bibipur and Bhago Majra.

What is the population of Simbal Majra?

The population of Simbal Majra was 568 at the 2011 census, living in 104 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Simbal Majra have?

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