Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra # Majhgawan Majhgawan is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825403. The 2011 Census counted 407 people in 74 households, the 139th largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 407 people (2011) - 74 households - 25.1% literacy - 825403 PIN code ## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Majhgawan is 825403. Majhgawan falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825403 - Gram panchayat Karma - Community development block Shaligram Ram Narayanpur - Census village code 348185 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Majhgawan from nearby towns? - Hantarganj (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Chatra (district HQ) 22 km by road - Chatra (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Majhgawan? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Jori - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chatra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chatra - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 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? The main crops are rice. About 97% of the 15 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, 26 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Majhgawan · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 26% 4% - Toilet within the home 6% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 88% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 9% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 20% 44% - Television 19% 5% - Mobile phone 23% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 39% 36% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Majhgawan? ■ Majhgawan · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 25.1% 54.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1212 965 - Working population 49.4% 35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 29.4% for men and 20.7% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 190 (95%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur - Karmahi 428 people - Nijra 424 people - Panti 418 people - Surhud 409 people - Tanku 403 people - Karani 394 people - Kadwa 388 people - Khutera 386 people All 270 villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Majhgawan? 825403 - How far is Majhgawan from Chatra? 22 km by road - What is the population of Majhgawan? 407 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhgawan in? Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan? 25.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/majhgawan-348185/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.