# Majhgawan Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Majhgawan

Majhgawan is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 53 households**, the 131st largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 277people (2011)
- 53households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,098females per 1,000 males

## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes

Majhgawan falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKenar Fatehpur
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256847

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

## How far is Majhgawan from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)42 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)42 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 Majhgawan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Pranpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 Majhgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Majhgawan

Of every 100 households in Majhgawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhgawan · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Majhgawan?

■ Majhgawan · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1586**

**961

Working population ****17.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 65.7% for women. 32% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (8%) · **■** Marginal 42 (88%)

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 Wazirganj

- Bairiya327 people
- Rudai322 people
- Nakti Mahugain307 people
- Amu Chak297 people
- Pipra180 people
- Ghansampur163 people
- Sewai98 people
- Tetariya97 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhgawan from Gaya?42 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgawan?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgawan in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?74.8% (Census 2011)