# Majhiganw Village, Padwa, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Padwa, Palamu 

# Majhiganw

Majhiganw is a village in Padwa sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822123**. The 2011 Census counted **2,030 people in 391 households**, the 7th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 2,030people (2011)
- 391households
- 59.0%literacy
- 822123PIN code

## Majhiganw PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majhiganw is 822123.** Majhiganw falls in Padwa sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822123
- Gram panchayatMajhiganw
- Community development blockPadwa
- Census village code366012

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

## How far is Majhiganw from nearby towns?

- Padwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)25 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 Majhiganw?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Majhiganw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Majhiganw known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 98% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Majhiganw

Of every 100 households in Majhiganw in 2011, 4 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhiganw · ■ Padwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**21%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****56%**

**64%

Television ****28%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Majhiganw?

■ Majhiganw · ■ Padwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**948

Working population ****40.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 44.1% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 680 (83%)

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 Padwa

- Kathautia2,406 people
- Gareriadih2,367 people
- Chhechhauri2,199 people
- Gari Khas2,130 people
- Lohanra2,025 people
- Patra1,981 people
- Kokarsa1,841 people
- Golhana1,535 people

[All 34 villages in Padwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/padwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majhiganw?822123
- How far is Majhiganw from Medininagar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Majhiganw?2,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhiganw in?Palamu district (Padwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Majhiganw?59.0% (Census 2011)