# Majra Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/majra/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Majra Majra is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140901**. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 222 households**, the 32nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,310people (2011) - 222households - 82.7%literacy - 140901PIN code ## Majra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Majra is 140901.** Majra falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140901 - Gram panchayatMajra - Community development blockMajri - Census village code038995 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majra from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)29 km by road - Kurali (nearest town)12 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 Majra? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Majra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hoshiarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Majra known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 96% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Majra Of every 100 households in Majra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Majra · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****63%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **39% Tap water ****99%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **53% Use banking services ****83%** **74% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****82%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **93% 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 Majra? ■ Majra · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097** **834 Working population ****29.9%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 78.7% for women. 56% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 249 (64%) · **■** Marginal 25 (6%) 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 Kharar - Kubaheri1,452 people - Dau Majra1,404 people - Mianpur1,384 people - Palheri1,351 people - Radiala1,302 people - Saini Majra1,299 people - Soonk1,281 people - Bharaunjian1,252 people [All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Majra?140901 - How far is Majra from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?29 km by road - What is the population of Majra?1,310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majra in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Majra?82.7% (Census 2011)