# Majhgain Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Majhgain

Majhgain is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,256 people in 228 households**, the 60th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,256people (2011)
- 228households
- 61.9%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Majhgain PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBaidpur
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240454

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?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sultanganj (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 Majhgain?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pratappur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thebhai
- ○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 bank10+ 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 Majhgain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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, 6 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Majhgain · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****75%**

**41%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**918

Working population ****25.9%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 287 (88%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Kiranpur1,352 people
- Mahisauta1,340 people
- Kamardih1,336 people
- Khangah1,301 people
- Bisbita1,254 people
- Goera Lakhanpur1,230 people
- Karharia1,158 people
- Bhalua1,145 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhgain from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgain?1,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgain in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgain?61.9% (Census 2011)