# Ban Majra Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/ban-majra/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Ban Majra Ban Majra is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140108**. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 189 households**, the 61st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 986people (2011) - 189households - 82.7%literacy - 140108PIN code ## Ban Majra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ban Majra is 140108.** Ban Majra falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140108 - Gram panchayatBan Majra - Community development blockMorinda - Census village code038951 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ban Majra from nearby towns? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)15 km by road - Kurali (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Ban Majra? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ban Majra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurali - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kurali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ban Majra known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 53% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ban Majra Of every 100 households in Ban Majra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Ban Majra · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****56%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **27% Tap water ****20%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **55% Use banking services ****67%** **77% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****77%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****38%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **2% Own their home ****94%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Ban Majra? ■ Ban Majra · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **849 Working population ****31.8%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 74.2% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 216 (69%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chamkaur Sahib - Dulchi Majra1,037 people - Rashidpur1,037 people - Kiri Afghana1,023 people - Bhoje Majra1,016 people - Bazidpur966 people - Morinda947 people - Dugri940 people - Chhoti Mandauli915 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ban Majra?140108 - How far is Ban Majra from Rupnagar?15 km by road - What is the population of Ban Majra?986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ban Majra in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ban Majra?82.7% (Census 2011)