Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Majhgain Majhgain is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 69 people in 14 households, the 168th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 69 people (2011) - 14 households - 25.0% literacy - 1,091 females per 1,000 males ## Majhgain PIN code and other codes Majhgain falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bhelai - Community development block Dhuraiya - Census village code 241138 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Majhgain from nearby towns? - Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Banka (district HQ) 20 km by road - Banka (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Majhgain? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jagatpur - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Athmaha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhoraiya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Majhgain known for? The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Majhgain Of every 100 households in Majhgain in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Majhgain · ■ Dhuraiya rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 20% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91% - Use banking services 93% 32% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 36% 45% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 43% 34% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Majhgain? ■ Majhgain · ■ Dhuraiya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 25.0% 58.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1091 909 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1429 943 - Working population 55.1% 40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 38.5% for men and 11.5% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (92%) · ■ Marginal 2 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhuraiya - Chormara 100 people - Dhan Kund 84 people - Sonai Chak 74 people - Laruli Chak 69 people - Sijhat 67 people - Salkhan Chak 65 people - Sufi Chak 59 people - Lalsaia 45 people All 222 villages in Dhuraiya ## Quick answers - How far is Majhgain from Banka? 20 km by road - What is the population of Majhgain? 69 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhgain in? Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majhgain? 25.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/majhgain-241138/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.