Phirni Majaraਫਿਰਨੀ ਮਜਰਾ

Where is Phirni Majara?

Phirni Majara is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Saroya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032472, and it covers 311 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,165 people in Phirni Majara: 608 men and 557 women, living in 246 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 311 hectares, the population density works out to about 375 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 117, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 265 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.08 per cent and women at 74.17 per cent. The census recorded 444 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 423 main workers, the largest group, 268, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 100 household industry workers and 48 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Phirni Majara's land. Of the village's 311 hectares, 275 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (275 hectares). About 36 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 277 cultivators and 8 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 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

Phirni Majara 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 5 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 Khandupur, Majara, Ghamour and Maujowal.

What is the population of Phirni Majara?

The population of Phirni Majara was 1,165 at the 2011 census, living in 246 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Phirni Majara have?

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