Tole Majraਤੋਲੇ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Tole Majra?

Tole 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 has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039131, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 291 people in Tole Majra: 155 men and 136 women, living in 59 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 201 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 215 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.56 per cent and women at 76.8 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 87 main workers, the largest group, 60, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tole Majra's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 26 cultivators and 1 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Tole Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather 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 within five kilometres. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tirpari, Maggar, Naggal Faizgarh and Sawara.

What is the population of Tole Majra?

The population of Tole Majra was 291 at the 2011 census, living in 59 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Tole Majra have?

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