# Majhwa Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Majhwa

Majhwa is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855114**. The 2011 Census counted **684 people in 136 households**, the 31st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 684people (2011)
- 136households
- 37.5%literacy
- 855114PIN code

## Majhwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majhwa is 855114.** Majhwa falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855114
- Gram panchayatBhamraili
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225430

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

## How far is Majhwa from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)17 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)17 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 Majhwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Majhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ragheli
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Majhwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Majhwa

Of every 100 households in Majhwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhwa · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**36%

Own their home ****72%**

**97%

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 Majhwa?

■ Majhwa · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.5%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**947

Working population ****50.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.4% for men and 36.5% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 341 (100%)

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 Dandkhora

- Belrahi743 people
- Kalsara713 people
- Lohari688 people
- Sihla688 people
- Pararia Kalan660 people
- Pararia Khurd574 people
- Soti548 people
- Ratanpura520 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majhwa?855114
- How far is Majhwa from Katihar?17 km by road
- What is the population of Majhwa?684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhwa in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhwa?37.5% (Census 2011)