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Where is Kammo Majra kalan?

Kammo Majra kalan is a village in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sangrur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangrur community development block and is served by the Kammo Majra Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039749, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 943 people in Kammo Majra kalan: 501 men and 442 women, living in 179 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 568 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 115, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 530 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.51 per cent and women at 65.81 per cent. The census recorded 320 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 288 main workers, the largest group, 115, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 93 cultivators on their own land and 78 agricultural labourers. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kammo Majra kalan's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (143 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 94 cultivators and 90 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kammo Majra kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sangrur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sangrur, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Illwal, Kheri, Sohian and Gagarpur.

What is the population of Kammo Majra kalan?

The population of Kammo Majra kalan was 943 at the 2011 census, living in 179 households in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Kammo Majra kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kammo Majra kalan has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.