Village · Majholi, Jabalpur
# Majhgawan

Majhgawan is a village in Majholi sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 375 people in 87 households, the 135th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.
- 375 people (2011)
- 87 households
- 76.0% literacy
- 1,060 females per 1,000 males

## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes

Majhgawan falls in Majholi sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Majholi
- Census village code 489311

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

## How far is Majhgawan from nearby towns?
- Majholi (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Majhgawan?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sihora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Majhgawan known for?

The main crops are dhan, wheat and chana. About 54% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Majhgawan

Of every 100 households in Majhgawan in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhgawan · ■ Majholi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 84%
- Toilet within the home 8% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 79%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 90% 59%
- Television 10% 26%
- Mobile phone 16% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 69% 36%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Majhgawan?

■ Majhgawan · ■ Majholi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.0% 73.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1060 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 929 951
- Working population 31.5% 47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (41%) · ■ Other work 5 (4%) · ■ Marginal 31 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Majholi
- Mangawan 389 people
- Ladoi 387 people
- Binduli 385 people
- Bamhori 383 people
- Bhita Khurd 370 people
- Suhas Khurd 368 people
- Pathra 364 people
- Puraina 363 people

All 222 villages in Majholi

## Other places named Majhgawan
- Majhgawan · Sub-district, Satna · 150,362 people
- Majhgawan · Town, Satna · 8,290 people
- Majhgawan · Village, Sihora, Jabalpur · 8,163 people
- Majhgawan · Village, Mirzapur, Mirzapur · 4,701 people
- Majhgawan · Village, Badwara, Katni · 3,664 people
- Majhgawan · Village, Rath, Hamirpur · 3,366 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Majhgawan from Jabalpur? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgawan? 375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgawan in? Jabalpur district (Majholi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan? 76.0% (Census 2011)

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