# Majaura Village, Kishanganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/majaura/ Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura # Majaura Majaura is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,938 people in 1,351 households**, the 8th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%. - 6,938people (2011) - 1,351households - 54.4%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Majaura PIN code and other codes Majaura falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatManjaura - Community development blockKishanganj - Census village code226102 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majaura from nearby towns? - Kishanganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)45 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town)45 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 Majaura? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Majaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Udakishanganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Majaura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Majaura Of every 100 households in Majaura in 2011, 8 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Majaura · ■ Kishanganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **7% Toilet within the home ****13%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****42%** **35% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****25%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **38% Own their home ****99%** **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 Majaura? ■ Majaura · ■ Kishanganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%** **48.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **941 Working population ****36.4%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.2% for men and 42.4% for women. 45% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 225 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 753 (30%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 450 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,091 (43%) 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 Kishanganj - Shahidpur10,766 people - Budhma9,782 people - Rahta8,200 people - Alamnagar7,047 people - Madhuban6,923 people - Anandpur6,572 people - Rampur Khora5,951 people - Jotaili5,760 people [All 44 villages in Kishanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Majaura from Madhepura?45 km by road - What is the population of Majaura?6,938 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majaura in?Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majaura?54.4% (Census 2011)