Village · Imamganj, Gaya # Majhgaon Majhgaon is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 586 people in 73 households, the 109th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 586 people (2011) - 73 households - 56.1% literacy - 947 females per 1,000 males ## Majhgaon PIN code and other codes Majhgaon falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Jhikatiya Kalan - Community development block Imamganj - Census village code 256001 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Majhgaon from nearby towns? - Imamganj (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 90 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Majhgaon? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Imamganj - ○ 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 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Majhgaon known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and pulse. About 69% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Majhgaon Of every 100 households in Majhgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Majhgaon · ■ Imamganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 2% - Toilet within the home 0% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 82% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 25% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 14% 34% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 0% 45% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 39% 34% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Majhgaon? ■ Majhgaon · ■ Imamganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.1% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 945 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1017 991 - Working population 35.7% 39.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 44.2% for women. 44% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (4%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 198 (95%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Imamganj - Jhikatia Salis 616 people - Baseta 604 people - Khesra 600 people - Ganeshpur 588 people - Salaiya 575 people - Majra 568 people - Khoira 559 people - Kuin Bar 559 people All 195 villages in Imamganj ## Quick answers - How far is Majhgaon from Gaya? 90 km by road - What is the population of Majhgaon? 586 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhgaon in? Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majhgaon? 56.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/majhgaon-256001/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.