# Majharia Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/majharia-216406/ Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran # Majharia Majharia is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,188 people in 190 households**, the 64th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 1,188people (2011) - 190households - 71.5%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Majharia PIN code and other codes Majharia falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatLachhnauta - Community development blockGaunaha - Census village code216406 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majharia from nearby towns? - Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)12 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 Majharia? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Majharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amolwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Majharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Majharia Of every 100 households in Majharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Majharia · ■ Gaunaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **99% Use banking services ****30%** **38% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****48%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **24% 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 Majharia? ■ Majharia · ■ Gaunaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992** **959 Working population ****55.1%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 63.1% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 23 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (40%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 360 (55%) 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 Gaunaha - Tahkaul1,318 people - Patkhauli1,246 people - Harpur1,203 people - Balua1,201 people - Dhanauji1,186 people - Rajpur1,174 people - Sonbarsa1,170 people - Harpur1,136 people [All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Majharia from Bettiah?50 km by road - What is the population of Majharia?1,188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majharia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majharia?71.5% (Census 2011)