# Mahagawan Village, Majholi, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Majholi, Jabalpur 

# Mahagawan

Mahagawan is a village in Majholi sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 126 households**, the 115th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 476people (2011)
- 126households
- 68.7%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Mahagawan PIN code and other codes

Mahagawan falls in Majholi sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMajholi
- Census village code489195

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

## How far is Mahagawan from nearby towns?

- Majholi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Majholi (nearest town)5 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 Mahagawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Mahagawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, dhan and urad**. About 79% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Mahagawan

Of every 100 households in Mahagawan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahagawan · ■ Majholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**9%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**59%

Television ****18%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Mahagawan?

■ Mahagawan · ■ Majholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1484**

**951

Working population ****44.3%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (40%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 28 (13%) · **■** Marginal 39 (18%)

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 Majholi

- Pipariya481 people
- Tikuri481 people
- Luhari479 people
- Lahaud476 people
- Khudawal451 people
- Sungawan448 people
- Harduwa444 people
- Bilgawan442 people

[All 222 villages in Majholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/majholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahagawan from Jabalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mahagawan?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahagawan in?Jabalpur district (Majholi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahagawan?68.7% (Census 2011)