# Majhgain Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Majhgain

Majhgain is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,003 people in 568 households**, the 21st largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,003people (2011)
- 568households
- 62.2%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Majhgain PIN code and other codes

Majhgain falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBishunpur
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240675

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

## How far is Majhgain from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)9 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)18 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 Majhgain?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhnan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Majhgain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Majhgain

Of every 100 households in Majhgain in 2011, 23 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhgain · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****32%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**39%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Majhgain?

■ Majhgain · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**945

Working population ****26.7%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 55.5% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (9%) · **■** Marginal 148 (18%)

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 Amarpur

- Chorwe3,255 people
- Bishunpur3,137 people
- Kamdeopur3,045 people
- Baijudih3,009 people
- Laugain2,974 people
- Kol Khurd2,953 people
- Rajpur2,833 people
- Jankipur2,816 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhgain from Banka?9 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgain?3,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgain in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgain?62.2% (Census 2011)