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

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Majhar

Majhar is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **862 people in 152 households**, the 40th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 862people (2011)
- 152households
- 71.4%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Majhar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatManjhiyawa
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255452

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?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)19 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)19 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khusdihra
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 89% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhar · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****75%**

**52%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

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 Majhar?

■ Majhar · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**929

Working population ****40.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 60.1% for women. 45% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 120 (34%)

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 Paraiya

- Kurmain1,007 people
- Maniara987 people
- Inglis950 people
- Kamal Dah876 people
- Mobarakpur860 people
- Pipara847 people
- Mobarakpur821 people
- Biso802 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhar from Gaya?19 km by road
- What is the population of Majhar?862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhar in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhar?71.4% (Census 2011)