# Majkhar Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Majkhar

Majkhar is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,058 people in 161 households**, the 106th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,058people (2011)
- 161households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Majkhar PIN code and other codes

Majkhar falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhadwa
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253098

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

## How far is Majkhar from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)18 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)16 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 Majkhar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Majkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Majkhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Majkhar

Of every 100 households in Majkhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majkhar · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Majkhar?

■ Majkhar · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**961

Working population ****41.0%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 57.1% for women. 46% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (65%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 82 (19%)

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 Rafiganj

- Gamharia1,091 people
- Chiraila1,089 people
- Banchar Bagra1,081 people
- Amarpura1,066 people
- Sailopur1,057 people
- Tikri1,055 people
- Kharokhar1,052 people
- Tetaria1,045 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majkhar from Aurangabad?18 km by road
- What is the population of Majkhar?1,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majkhar in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majkhar?66.9% (Census 2011)