Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya
# Majhaulia

Majhaulia is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 609 people in 117 households, the 69th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.
- 609 people (2011)
- 117 households
- 57.7% literacy
- 868 females per 1,000 males

## Majhaulia PIN code and other codes

Majhaulia falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Roshanganj
- Community development block Banke Bazar
- Census village code 255940

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Majhaulia from nearby towns?
- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 43 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Majhaulia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Majhaulia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Banke Bazar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Majhaulia known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Majhaulia

Of every 100 households in Majhaulia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhaulia · ■ Banke Bazar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 3%
- Toilet within the home 11% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 82%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 78% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 42% 40%
- Television 4% 6%
- Mobile phone 70% 47%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 37%
- 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 Majhaulia?

■ Majhaulia · ■ Banke Bazar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.7% 60.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 868 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 985
- Working population 27.1% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 50.4% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 70 (42%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 33 (20%) · ■ Marginal 16 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Banke Bazar
- Kothilwa 733 people
- Sirsa 686 people
- Genjana 664 people
- Bhaluhar 650 people
- Nauhar 571 people
- Dhamnian 570 people
- Kumbhi 564 people
- Khapraundh 525 people

All 99 villages in Banke Bazar

## Quick answers
- How far is Majhaulia from Gaya? 43 km by road
- What is the population of Majhaulia? 609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhaulia in? Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhaulia? 57.7% (Census 2011)

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