Mohan Majraਮੋਹਨ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Mohan Majra?

Mohan Majra is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032430, and it covers 339 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 543 people in Mohan Majra: 278 men and 265 women, living in 122 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 339 hectares, the population density works out to about 160 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 79, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 61 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 49.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.08 per cent and women at 38.05 per cent. The census recorded 181 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 173 main workers, the largest group, 110, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohan Majra's land. Of the village's 339 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (73 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (10 hectares). About 6 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 54 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mohan Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandi, Kolar, Nighi and Thanwala.

What is the population of Mohan Majra?

The population of Mohan Majra was 543 at the 2011 census, living in 122 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mohan Majra have?

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