Village · Niwas, Mandla # Majhgaon Majhgaon is a village in Niwas sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 982 people in 232 households, the 28th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%. - 982 people (2011) - 232 households - 53.6% literacy - 1,112 females per 1,000 males ## Majhgaon PIN code and other codes Majhgaon falls in Niwas sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Niwas - Census village code 492605 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Majhgaon from nearby towns? - Niwas (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Mandla (district HQ) 73 km by road - Niwas (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Majhgaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Niwas - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Niwas - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Niwas - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Majhgaon known for? The main crops are dhan, makka and wheat. About 40% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Majhgaon Of every 100 households in Majhgaon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Majhgaon · ■ Niwas rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 65% - Toilet within the home 7% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 96% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 1% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 98% - Use banking services 100% 92% - Television 18% 8% - Mobile phone 16% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 44% 63% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Majhgaon? ■ Majhgaon · ■ Niwas rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.6% 60.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1112 1023 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1156 987 - Working population 56.9% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.3% for men and 44.7% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 35 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 41 (7%) · ■ Other work 27 (5%) · ■ Marginal 456 (82%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Niwas - Chargaon 1,055 people - Pondi 1,042 people - Hirapur Ryt. 1,033 people - Gadra 1,009 people - Mukas Khurd 982 people - Dalakhapa 965 people - Amgawan 959 people - Jeora 952 people All 179 villages in Niwas ## Quick answers - How far is Majhgaon from Mandla? 73 km by road - What is the population of Majhgaon? 982 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhgaon in? Mandla district (Niwas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Majhgaon? 53.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/niwas/majhgaon-492605/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.