# Majhgawan Village, Sihora, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/majhgawan/ Village · Sihora, Jabalpur # Majhgawan Majhgawan is a village in Sihora sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **8,163 people in 2,135 households**, the 1st largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 8,163people (2011) - 2,135households - 80.0%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes Majhgawan falls in Sihora sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSihora - Census village code489118 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majhgawan from nearby towns? - Sihora (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ)56 km by road - Sihora (nearest town)16 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 Majhgawan? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Majhgawan known for? The main crops are **wheat, dhan and masoor**. About 83% of the 788 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Majhgawan Of every 100 households in Majhgawan in 2011, 89 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Majhgawan · ■ Sihora rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **83% Toilet within the home ****60%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **74% Tap water ****50%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **95% Use banking services ****52%** **51% Television ****32%** **24% Mobile phone ****29%** **26% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **39% Own their home ****94%** **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 Majhgawan? ■ Majhgawan · ■ Sihora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **950 Working population ****40.7%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 70.8% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 308 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 519 (16%) · **■** Household industry 584 (18%) · **■** Other work 1,145 (34%) · **■** Marginal 764 (23%) 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 - Gandhigram6,817 people - Gosalpur6,251 people - Agariya3,311 people - Ramkhiriya2,775 people [All 155 villages in Sihora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Majhgawan from Jabalpur?56 km by road - What is the population of Majhgawan?8,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhgawan in?Jabalpur district (Sihora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?80.0% (Census 2011)