# Majhgawan Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja 

# Majhgawan

Majhgawan is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **8 people in 2 households**, the 96th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 8people (2011)
- 2households
- 62.5%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majhgawan is 497116.** Majhgawan falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatIrgawan
- Community development blockLakhanpur
- Census village code433108

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

## How far is Majhgawan from nearby towns?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Lakhanpur (nearest town)18 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 Majhgawan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lahpatra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Majhgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 58% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Majhgawan

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

■ Majhgawan · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**37%

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 Majhgawan?

■ Majhgawan · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****600**

**991

Working population ****87.5%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 80% of men and 100% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 4 (57%) · **■** Marginal 3 (43%)

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 Lakhanpur

- Alga260 people
- Selra211 people
- Bankheta143 people
- Janakpur40 people

[All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majhgawan?497116
- How far is Majhgawan from Ambikapur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgawan?8 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgawan in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?62.5% (Census 2011)