# Majhariya Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran 

# Majhariya

Majhariya is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,219 people in 987 households**, the 10th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 5,219people (2011)
- 987households
- 41.5%literacy
- 837females per 1,000 males

## Majhariya PIN code and other codes

Majhariya falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhariya
- Community development blockPaharpur
- Census village code218102

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

## How far is Majhariya from nearby towns?

- Paharpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)59 km by road
- Areraj (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 Majhariya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Majhariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Betiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Betiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Majhariya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 791 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Majhariya

Of every 100 households in Majhariya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhariya · ■ Paharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**14%

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

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

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 Majhariya?

■ Majhariya · ■ Paharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**935

Working population ****47.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 30.7% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 436 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,331 (54%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (2%) · **■** Marginal 660 (27%)

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 Paharpur

- Indarwabhar7,261 people
- Sonwal6,148 people
- Mankarariya5,472 people
- TejPurwa5,466 people
- Kotwa4,463 people
- Kamal Pipra3,964 people
- Ganga Pipra3,552 people
- Bankat3,342 people

[All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhariya from Motihari?59 km by road
- What is the population of Majhariya?5,219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhariya in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhariya?41.5% (Census 2011)