Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara
# Magajgaon

Magajgaon is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 261 people in 61 households, the 135th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.
- 261 people (2011)
- 61 households
- 68.8% literacy
- 905 females per 1,000 males

## Magajgaon PIN code and other codes

Magajgaon falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Pandhurna
- Census village code 495593

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Magajgaon from nearby towns?
- Pandhurna (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 98 km by road
- Pandhurna (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Magajgaon?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pandurna
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Pandhurna
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Pandhurna
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Magajgaon known for?

The main crops are soyabean, pea and jawar. About 83% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Magajgaon

Of every 100 households in Magajgaon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Magajgaon · ■ Pandhurna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 82%
- Toilet within the home 0% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89%
- Tap water 0% 44%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 31% 39%
- Television 31% 27%
- Mobile phone 8% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 27% 47%
- Own their home 79% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Magajgaon?

■ Magajgaon · ■ Pandhurna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 73.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 762 977
- Working population 67.4% 54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 63.0% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 104 (59%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 66 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pandhurna
- Kamthi Khurd 304 people
- Sawajpani Ryt. 301 people
- Wadda Mal. 293 people
- Sawajpani Mal. 284 people
- Ghogara Ryt. 238 people
- Kodhar Roadikheda 234 people
- Khapar Kheda 207 people
- Wakora 205 people

All 169 villages in Pandhurna

## Quick answers
- How far is Magajgaon from Chhindwara? 98 km by road
- What is the population of Magajgaon? 261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magajgaon in? Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Magajgaon? 68.8% (Census 2011)

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