# Mahgawan Village, Sihora, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code (3)

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Village · Sihora, Jabalpur 

# Mahgawan

Mahgawan is a village in Sihora sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 83 households**, the 123rd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 291people (2011)
- 83households
- 84.2%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Mahgawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSihora
- Census village code489112

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?

- Sihora (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)73 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)33 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?

4 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sihora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Mahgawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and dhan**. About 82% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 23 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahgawan · ■ Sihora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**51%

Television ****6%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Sihora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**950

Working population ****57.7%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 78.5% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 140 (83%)

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 Sihora

- Tangwa308 people
- Kukarra306 people
- Mahgawan304 people
- Bharda300 people
- Bhadamsani280 people
- Gada277 people
- Pipariya275 people
- Singhanpuri273 people

[All 155 villages in Sihora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahgawan from Jabalpur?73 km by road
- What is the population of Mahgawan?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahgawan in?Jabalpur district (Sihora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahgawan?84.2% (Census 2011)