Village · Kota, Bilaspur # Majhgawan Majhgawan is a village in Kota sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495116. The 2011 Census counted 1,977 people in 438 households, the 26th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 1,977 people (2011) - 438 households - 64.4% literacy - 495116 PIN code ## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Majhgawan is 495116. Majhgawan falls in Kota sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495116 - Gram panchayat Majhgawan - Community development block Kota - Census village code 437931 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Majhgawan from nearby towns? - Kota (sub-district HQ) 108 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 80 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town) 80 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Majhgawan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kenda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ratanpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ratanpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Majhgawan known for? About 13% of the 1,441 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Majhgawan Of every 100 households in Majhgawan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Majhgawan · ■ Kota rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 82% - Toilet within the home 11% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 86% - Tap water 43% 13% - Drinking water within premises 17% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 3% 39% - Television 8% 16% - Mobile phone 5% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 44% 43% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Majhgawan? ■ Majhgawan · ■ Kota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.4% 66.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 985 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 979 979 - Working population 53.9% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 51.2% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 768 (72%) · ■ Farm labourers 184 (17%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 24 (2%) · ■ Marginal 85 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kota - Amagohan 2,073 people - Kargi Khurd 2,050 people - Tenduwa 2,002 people - Majhgaon 1,994 people - Pondi 1,920 people - Baridih 1,858 people - Manpahri 1,804 people - Baheramuda 1,709 people All 162 villages in Kota ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Majhgawan? 495116 - How far is Majhgawan from Bilaspur? 80 km by road - What is the population of Majhgawan? 1,977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhgawan in? Bilaspur district (Kota sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan? 64.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/kota/majhgawan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.