# Majgawan Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Majgawan

Majgawan is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854315**. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 110 households**, the 100th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 560people (2011)
- 110households
- 67.2%literacy
- 854315PIN code

## Majgawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majgawan is 854315.** Majgawan falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854315
- Gram panchayatMajgawan
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224249

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

## How far is Majgawan from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)30 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)30 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 Majgawan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Majgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Laxmipur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanhaula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Majgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Majgawan

Of every 100 households in Majgawan in 2011, 43 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Majgawan · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**91%

Tap water ****13%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**21%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Majgawan?

■ Majgawan · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**975

Working population ****23.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 54.0% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (92%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Dagarua

- Dakaili603 people
- Belwari Uchaipur593 people
- Ramnagar568 people
- Babhanpura561 people
- Gogar553 people
- Teghra547 people
- Marchai529 people
- Bahadurpur505 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majgawan?854315
- How far is Majgawan from Purnia?30 km by road
- What is the population of Majgawan?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majgawan in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majgawan?67.2% (Census 2011)