# Majhiam Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/majhiam/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga # Majhiam Majhiam is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,058 people in 192 households**, the 47th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 1,058people (2011) - 192households - 44.2%literacy - 784females per 1,000 males ## Majhiam PIN code and other codes Majhiam falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHairnagar - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan - Census village code227869 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majhiam from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)60 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)23 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 Majhiam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Majhiam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 13 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 Majhiam known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and wheat**. About 83% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Majhiam Of every 100 households in Majhiam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Majhiam · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****25%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****39%** **29% Television ****2%** **2% Mobile phone ****33%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **37% 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 Majhiam? ■ Majhiam · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****784** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741** **935 Working population ****30.2%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.7% for men and 29.6% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 26 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 276 (87%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan - Shahpur1,324 people - Missi1,279 people - Aber1,230 people - Pando1,154 people - Sanichara1,048 people - Geaspur973 people - Dubaha917 people - Maharajpur912 people [All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Majhiam from Darbhanga?60 km by road - What is the population of Majhiam?1,058 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhiam in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majhiam?44.2% (Census 2011)