# Mahgawan Village, Majholi, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Majholi, Jabalpur 

# Mahgawan

Mahgawan is a village in Majholi sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,053 people in 452 households**, the 13th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 2,053people (2011)
- 452households
- 72.3%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Mahgawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMajholi
- Census village code489371

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

## How far is Mahgawan from nearby towns?

- Majholi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)15 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 Mahgawan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Mahgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sehora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Mahgawan known for?

About 60% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Mahgawan

Of every 100 households in Mahgawan in 2011, 82 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahgawan · ■ Majholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****87%**

**59%

Television ****29%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahgawan?

■ Mahgawan · ■ Majholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**951

Working population ****62.3%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 59.5% for women. 67% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 343 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (9%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (11%) · **■** Marginal 664 (52%)

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

- Ponda2,413 people
- Talad2,370 people
- Pola2,238 people
- Harduwa Kalan2,092 people
- Kankardehi2,046 people
- Mohla2,031 people
- Gurji1,818 people
- Padariya1,803 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahgawan from Jabalpur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Mahgawan?2,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahgawan in?Jabalpur district (Majholi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahgawan?72.3% (Census 2011)