# Majhgaon Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Majhgaon

Majhgaon is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 142 households**, the 14th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 584people (2011)
- 142households
- 72.4%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Majhgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majhgaon is 172115.** Majhgaon falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027079

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

## How far is Majhgaon from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)90 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)63 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 Majhgaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Majhgaon known for?

The main crops are **apple, rajmah and wheat**. About 44% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Majhgaon

Of every 100 households in Majhgaon in 2011, 42 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 31 a car.

■ Majhgaon · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**40%

Tap water ****75%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**39%

Use banking services ****97%**

**90%

Television ****52%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****31%**

**11%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****63%**

**69%

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 Majhgaon?

■ Majhgaon · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686**

**941

Working population ****78.1%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 62.9% for women. 78% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (20%) · **■** Marginal 299 (66%)

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 Nichar

- Katgaon704 people
- Puje608 people
- Kangosh595 people
- Change584 people
- Bara Kamba564 people
- Kashpo523 people
- Cholling514 people
- Kutano507 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majhgaon?172115
- How far is Majhgaon from Reckong Peo?90 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgaon?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgaon in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgaon?72.4% (Census 2011)