Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
# Majra Jattan

Majra Jattan is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144522. The 2011 Census counted 1,512 people in 265 households, the 26th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.
- 1,512 people (2011)
- 265 households
- 73.3% literacy
- 144522 PIN code

## Majra Jattan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Majra Jattan is 144522. Majra Jattan falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.
- PIN code 144522
- Gram panchayat Majra Jattan
- Community development block Balachaur
- Census village code 032397

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Majra Jattan from nearby towns?
- Balachaur (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Balachaur (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Majra Jattan?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Management institute In village · 1 private
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Paniali
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rupnagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Majra Jattan known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 36% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Majra Jattan

Of every 100 households in Majra Jattan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Majra Jattan · ■ Balachaur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 97%
- Toilet within the home 59% 50%
- No toilet (open defecation) 41% 49%
- Tap water 60% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 91% 79%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 48% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 46% 60%
- Use banking services 95% 75%
- Television 90% 78%
- Mobile phone 83% 77%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 58% 48%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 8%
- None of these assets 2% 5%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Majra Jattan?

■ Majra Jattan · ■ Balachaur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 76.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 918 861
- Working population 34.1% 35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 69.8% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 89 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 191 (37%) · ■ Marginal 216 (42%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Balachaur
- Jainpur 1,694 people
- Bachhauri 1,690 people
- Ghamour 1,562 people
- Kangna 1,552 people
- Sahdara 1,488 people
- Simbal Majara 1,481 people
- Sahungra 1,452 people
- Dial 1,446 people

All 184 villages in Balachaur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Majra Jattan? 144522
- How far is Majra Jattan from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Majra Jattan? 1,512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majra Jattan in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Majra Jattan? 73.3% (Census 2011)

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