# Majhua Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Majhua

Majhua is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **18,462 people in 3,796 households**, the 2nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 18,462people (2011)
- 3,796households
- 47.3%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Majhua PIN code and other codes

Majhua falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhua , Majhua
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221784

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

## How far is Majhua from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)28 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)28 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 Majhua?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Majhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raniganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Majhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 2,999 hectares of village land is sown, and 900 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 Majhua

Of every 100 households in Majhua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhua · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**23%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Majhua?

■ Majhua · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**960

Working population ****49.6%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 37.8% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,121 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 6,381 (70%) · **■** Household industry 42 (0%) · **■** Other work 152 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,461 (16%)

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 Raniganj

- Koskapur18,835 people
- Bistaria17,647 people
- Hasanpur14,671 people
- Basaithi13,579 people
- Pharkia11,823 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhua from Araria?28 km by road
- What is the population of Majhua?18,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhua in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhua?47.3% (Census 2011)