# Majara Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/majara/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Majara Majara is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 234 households**, the 48th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,184people (2011) - 234households - 77.5%literacy - 144526PIN code ## Majara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Majara is 144526.** Majara falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144526 - Gram panchayatMajara - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032473 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majara from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)22 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)10 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 Majara? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Majara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bchhauri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balachaur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Majara known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 45% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Majara Of every 100 households in Majara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Majara · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****58%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **49% Tap water ****76%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **60% Use banking services ****90%** **75% Television ****88%** **78% Mobile phone ****81%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****61%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Majara? ■ Majara · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****591** **861 Working population ****27.6%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 72.3% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 181 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (37%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%) 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 Balachaur - Chahal1,207 people - Chankoya1,200 people - Bharthala1,190 people - Karimpur Chahwala1,186 people - Kaulgarh1,169 people - Phirni Majara1,165 people - Sajawalpur1,128 people - Nawanpind Taprian1,117 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Majara?144526 - How far is Majara from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?22 km by road - What is the population of Majara?1,184 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majara in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Majara?77.5% (Census 2011)