Raju Majraਰਾਜੂ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Raju Majra?

Raju 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 8 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 032443, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,345 people in Raju Majra: 714 men and 631 women, living in 321 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 810 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 884 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 160, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 368 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.86 per cent and women at 54.79 per cent. The census recorded 575 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 299 main workers, the largest group, 185, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 household industry workers and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 276 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raju Majra's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 131 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (131 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 39 cultivators and 76 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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

Raju 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 8 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 Bhanewal, Jitpur, Adoana and Shahbazpur.

What is the population of Raju Majra?

The population of Raju Majra was 1,345 at the 2011 census, living in 321 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Raju Majra have?

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