# Majhar Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Majhar

Majhar is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 195 households**, the 69th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,050people (2011)
- 195households
- 73.7%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Majhar PIN code and other codes

Majhar falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKolauna
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255740

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

## How far is Majhar from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)13 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 Majhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Majhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Cherki
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Majhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Majhar

Of every 100 households in Majhar in 2011, 29 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Majhar · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**81%

Tap water ****19%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**44%

Television ****23%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Majhar?

■ Majhar · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**961

Working population ****60.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 68.1% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (70%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 124 (20%)

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 Gurua

- Khutaha1,075 people
- Itawa1,067 people
- Nariahi1,067 people
- Nauwa Khap1,051 people
- Birahma1,048 people
- Gulni1,048 people
- Bela1,043 people
- Sakal Bigha1,024 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhar from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Majhar?1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhar in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhar?73.7% (Census 2011)