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Where is Jabo Majra?

Jabo Majra is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ambala, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036849, and it covers 148 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,029 people in Jabo Majra: 532 men and 497 women, living in 189 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 148 hectares, the population density works out to about 695 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 184, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 881 people, about 86 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.99 per cent and women at 57.63 per cent. The census recorded 282 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 274 main workers, the largest group, 175, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 agricultural labourers and 24 cultivators on their own land. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jabo Majra's land. Of the village's 148 hectares, 138 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 25 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Jabo Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ambala, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dharamgarh Dakhli Lohsimbli, Jamaitgarh, Naraingarh and Lohsimbli.

What is the population of Jabo Majra?

The population of Jabo Majra was 1,029 at the 2011 census, living in 189 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Jabo Majra have?

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