# Majgawan Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Majgawan

Majgawan is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,766 people in 589 households**, the 45th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 2,766people (2011)
- 589households
- 53.1%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Majgawan PIN code and other codes

Majgawan falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhuna Majgawan
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222200

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

## How far is Majgawan from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)25 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 Majgawan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Majgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Iti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Majgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Majgawan

Of every 100 households in Majgawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Majgawan · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Majgawan?

■ Majgawan · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**961

Working population ****41.1%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 43.1% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 872 (77%)

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 Jokihat

- Satbhita3,283 people
- Gerki3,269 people
- Barhuwa3,207 people
- Chirah3,008 people
- Kakorha2,745 people
- Pathrabari2,653 people
- Dharmeshwar Gachh2,593 people
- Laruabari2,588 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majgawan from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Majgawan?2,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majgawan in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majgawan?53.1% (Census 2011)