# Majhua Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Majhua

Majhua is a village in [Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/) sub-district of [Purnia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **1,640 people in 280 households**, the 57th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 1,640people (2011)
- 280households
- 59.8%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Majhua PIN code and other codes

Majhua falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaisi
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224000

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

## How far is Majhua from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)32 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)32 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 Majhua?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Majhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baisi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnias
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Majhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Majhua

Of every 100 households in Majhua in 2011, 35 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Majhua · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**20%

Television ****11%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****4%**

**44%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Majhua?

■ Majhua · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**956

Working population ****25.7%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 47.8% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (67%) · **■** Other work 85 (20%) · **■** Marginal 38 (9%)

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 Baisi

- Chatian1,676 people
- Kathaul1,673 people
- Mala1,656 people
- Azamgarh1,644 people
- Majhua Bhag1,609 people
- Marua1,529 people
- Kajal1,499 people
- Majhua1,410 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- How far is Majhua from Purnia?32 km by road
- What is the population of Majhua?1,640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhua in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majhua?59.8% (Census 2011)