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Where is Arain Majra?

Arain Majra is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032650, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 77 people in Arain Majra: 40 men and 37 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 60 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 51 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.86 per cent and women at 68.75 per cent. The census recorded 22 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 22 main workers, the largest group, 14, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Arain Majra's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 14 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 4 cultivators and 4 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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

Arain Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Narainpur Urf Shekhupur, Khanpur, Tarkhan Majra and Majri Azim.

What is the population of Arain Majra?

The population of Arain Majra was 77 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Arain Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Arain Majra has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.