Community development blocks in the district Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district

1 community development blocks in district

1.1 kharar block
1.2 majri block
1.3 dera bassi block

community development blocks in district
kharar block

this block consists of 154 villages , 2 towns namely ajitgarh , kharar , there 4 un-inhabited villages. per 2001 census total population of block 369,798. rural population of block 196,044 out of there 106,688 males , 89,356 females. total s.c. population in rural area 55,544. block having total area of 411.32 km. out of rural area covers 383.26 km.

under service area approach, villages have been allocated among 17 branches of commercial banks , 4 branches of rpbs. there total 86 branches functioning in block comprises 57 commercial banks, 13 private banks. 11 coop. banks, 4 punjab gramin banks , 1 agricultural development bank. s.a.s. nagar has emerged industrial focal point , designated district headquarters. has become satellite town of chandigarh , has registered fast rate of growth.

majri block

majri block comprises 116 villages out of 1 village un-inhabited. block forms part of kharar sub division. total population of block 111,598 per 2001 census. population in rural area 88551, out of 47,892 males , 40,659 female. s.c. population in rural area 25,531. kurali town in block , has population of 23,047. block spread on area 274.84 km. block comes under dark category. villages numbering 116 have been allocated among 8 branches of commercial banks , 1 branch of p.g.b.. there 16 branches operating in block comprises 9 branches of commercial banks. 1 pvt. sector bank, 1 branch of pgb , sas nagar central co-operative bank having 5 branches. due incentives being initiated govt. many large , small-scale industrial units have been established around kurali.

dera bassi block

this block consists of 144 villages , 2 towns namely zirakpur , dera bassi , there 6 un-inhabited villages. per 2001 census total population of block 216,921. rural population of block 170192 out of there 93,116 males , 77,076 females. total s.c. population lin rural area 48,683. block having total area of 406.48 km. out of rural area covers 371.17 km. dera bassi block has number of small scale units. chemical paints, steel tubes, plywood, handlooms , kntting of daris of industries have koffered employment number of persons. soil of block sandy sandy loam. there total 25 branches functioning in block comprises 19 commercial banks, 1 private banks, 3 coop. banks, 1 malwa gramin bank & 1 agricultural development bank. zirakpur , had fast development , has become part of greater chandigarh.