# Majhanpur Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Majhanpur

Majhanpur is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 155 households**, the 42nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 974people (2011)
- 155households
- 42.3%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Majhanpur PIN code and other codes

Majhanpur falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChitabkala
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256317

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

## How far is Majhanpur from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)6 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 Majhanpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chitabkala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Majhanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Majhanpur

Of every 100 households in Majhanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhanpur · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****7%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Majhanpur?

■ Majhanpur · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**997

Working population ****31.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 32.1% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (20%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 50 (16%) · **■** Marginal 96 (31%)

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 Sherghati

- Niman1,080 people
- Dakhin Khap1,062 people
- Samda1,030 people
- Ratanpura988 people
- Ismailpur969 people
- Mansa Bigha945 people
- Kalandara911 people
- Manjhar845 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhanpur from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Majhanpur?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhanpur in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhanpur?42.3% (Census 2011)