# Majharia Shekh Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/majharia-shekh/ Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran # Majharia Shekh Majharia Shekh is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845453**. The 2011 Census counted **9,419 people in 1,418 households**, the 11th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%. - 9,419people (2011) - 1,418households - 41.6%literacy - 845453PIN code ## Majharia Shekh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Majharia Shekh is 845453.** Majharia Shekh falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845453 - Gram panchayatMajharia Sekh - Community development blockMajhaulia - Census village code217328 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majharia Shekh from nearby towns? - Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)20 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)20 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 Shekh? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Majharia Shekh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Shekh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 866 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Shekh Of every 100 households in Majharia Shekh in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Majharia Shekh · ■ Majhaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **2% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****30%** **45% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****54%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **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 Shekh? ■ Majharia Shekh · ■ Majhaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%** **54.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **957 Working population ****36.9%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.2% for men and 31.3% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 234 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,062 (31%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,076 (60%) 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 Majhaulia - Senduria10,959 people - Parsa10,911 people - Amwa Majhar9,760 people - Ramnagar Bankat9,558 people - Madhopur9,017 people - Bakharia8,825 people - Siriswa8,602 people - Lal Saraia8,501 people [All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Majharia Shekh?845453 - How far is Majharia Shekh from Bettiah?20 km by road - What is the population of Majharia Shekh?9,419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majharia Shekh in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majharia Shekh?41.6% (Census 2011)