# Majhgawan Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bahoriband, Katni 

# Majhgawan

Majhgawan is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **778 people in 219 households**, the 94th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 778people (2011)
- 219households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes

Majhgawan falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBahoriband
- Census village code488608

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?

- Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)70 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)70 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bafal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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?

About 75% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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, 29 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhgawan · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**66%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**41%

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 Majhgawan?

■ Majhgawan · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1292**

**948

Working population ****33.2%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 103 (40%)

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 Bahoriband

- Amgawan796 people
- Pati Kalan796 people
- Chanpura784 people
- Mohaniya781 people
- Hinauti767 people
- Tamuriya754 people
- Pali747 people
- Sanda733 people

[All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhgawan from Katni?70 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgawan?778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgawan in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?71.3% (Census 2011)