# Majhgawan Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Majhgawan

Majhgawan is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 89 households**, the 142nd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 365people (2011)
- 89households
- 58.0%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488983

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?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)80 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?

4 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Selodia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 25% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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, 3 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhgawan · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**53%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

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

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****88%**

**50%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****69%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**947

Working population ****47.4%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 50.6% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (19%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 94 (54%)

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 Dhimarkheda

- Umarpani378 people
- Umariya370 people
- Rojhan367 people
- Tilman367 people
- Amgawan361 people
- Rampur361 people
- Mukhas357 people
- Jhunki355 people

[All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhgawan from Katni?25 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgawan?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgawan in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?58.0% (Census 2011)