# Majgaon Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Majgaon

Majgaon is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **189 people in 29 households**, the 222nd largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 189people (2011)
- 29households
- 57.1%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Majgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majgaon is 831002.** Majgaon falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatGamaria
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379586

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

## How far is Majgaon from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Seraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)29 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 Majgaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Majgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hesal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamsedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Majgaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 26% of the 35 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 Majgaon

Of every 100 households in Majgaon in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majgaon · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**79%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****70%**

**61%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Majgaon?

■ Majgaon · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**969

Working population ****48.7%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 50.6% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Gobindpur

- Gangidih203 people
- Majgaon201 people
- Phuphundi200 people
- Adarhatu191 people
- Burudih185 people
- Khandadera181 people
- Jogitopa173 people
- Radhanagar173 people

[All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majgaon?831002
- How far is Majgaon from Seraikela-Kharsawan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Majgaon?189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majgaon in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Majgaon?57.1% (Census 2011)