# Giga Majra Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur 

# Giga Majra

Giga Majra is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148022**. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 146 households**, the 140th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 666people (2011)
- 146households
- 70.1%literacy
- 148022PIN code

## Giga Majra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Giga Majra is 148022.** Giga Majra falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab.

- PIN code148022
- Gram panchayatGiga Majra 0143
- Community development blockMalerkotla-I
- Census village code039530

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Giga Majra from nearby towns?

- Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sangrur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Malerkotla (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 Giga Majra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Giga Majra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhattian Kalan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bararwal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maler Kotla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Giga Majra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and sugarcane**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 91% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Giga Majra

Of every 100 households in Giga Majra in 2011, 95 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Giga Majra · ■ Malerkotla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**12%

Tap water ****18%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**60%

Use banking services ****88%**

**63%

Television ****73%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**12%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Giga Majra?

■ Giga Majra · ■ Malerkotla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**844

Working population ****32.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 61.9% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (45%) · **■** Marginal 33 (15%)

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 Malerkotla

- Kelon704 people
- Faizgarh703 people
- Mahala679 people
- Burj Baghel Singhwala668 people
- Mahamad Nager662 people
- Jalalgarh646 people
- Daulowal644 people
- Walaitpura641 people

[All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Giga Majra?148022
- How far is Giga Majra from Sangrur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Giga Majra?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Giga Majra in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Giga Majra?70.1% (Census 2011)
