# Majhiawan Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/majhiawan/ Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal # Majhiawan Majhiawan is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804421**. The 2011 Census counted **2,619 people in 595 households**, the 6th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 2,619people (2011) - 595households - 66.3%literacy - 804421PIN code ## Majhiawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Majhiawan is 804421.** Majhiawan falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar. - PIN code804421 - Gram panchayatKhatangi - Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Census village code260821 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majhiawan from nearby towns? - Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Arwal (district HQ)32 km by road - Arwal (nearest town)32 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 Majhiawan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Majhiawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lari - ○Degree college10+ km · Darheta - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Majhiawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 701 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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 Majhiawan Of every 100 households in Majhiawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Majhiawan · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****32%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****54%** **51% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****35%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **32% 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 Majhiawan? ■ Majhiawan · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **64.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **955 Working population ****41.1%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 56.2% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 342 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 670 (62%) · **■** Other work 44 (4%) · **■** Marginal 20 (2%) 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 Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Khatangi5,609 people - Kharasin4,354 people - Sonbhadar3,715 people - Anuan2,895 people - Turuk Telpa2,601 people - Belaura2,538 people - Sherpur2,511 people - Dharnai2,473 people [All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Majhiawan?804421 - How far is Majhiawan from Arwal?32 km by road - What is the population of Majhiawan?2,619 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhiawan in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majhiawan?66.3% (Census 2011)