# Majharia Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Majharia

Majharia is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,424 people in 441 households**, the 19th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 2,424people (2011)
- 441households
- 64.0%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Majharia PIN code and other codes

Majharia falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajharia
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216423

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)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)54 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)10 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?

11 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Majharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Majharia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****20%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****64.0%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**959

Working population ****37.0%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 49.2% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 101 (11%) · **■** Marginal 198 (22%)

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

- Mehnaul Kalan2,739 people
- Pipra2,713 people
- Genharia2,607 people
- Amolwa2,606 people
- Matiaria2,391 people
- Belsandi2,356 people
- Rupaulia2,352 people
- Domat2,215 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majharia from Bettiah?54 km by road
- What is the population of Majharia?2,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majharia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majharia?64.0% (Census 2011)