Village · Amanganj, Panna
# Majhgawa Shekh

Majhgawa Shekh is a village in Amanganj sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 625 people in 141 households, the 51st largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.
- 625 people (2011)
- 141 households
- 52.3% literacy
- 911 females per 1,000 males

## Majhgawa Shekh PIN code and other codes

Majhgawa Shekh falls in Amanganj sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Gunnor
- Census village code 459061

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Majhgawa Shekh from nearby towns?
- Amanganj (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Panna (district HQ) 46 km by road
- Amanganj (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Majhgawa Shekh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgawa Shekh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road 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 · Amanganj
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Amanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Panna
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Majhgawa Shekh known for?

About 47% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Majhgawa Shekh

Of every 100 households in Majhgawa Shekh in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhgawa Shekh · ■ Amanganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 40% 25%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 92% 34%
- Television 14% 7%
- Mobile phone 63% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 18% 42%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Majhgawa Shekh?

■ Majhgawa Shekh · ■ Amanganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.3% 61.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 905
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 754 922
- Working population 28.2% 42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 41.4% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (6%) · ■ Marginal 122 (69%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Amanganj
- Sirsi 679 people
- Madhpura 669 people
- Gaura Khurd 653 people
- Kakra 635 people
- Mahguwan 590 people
- Sunwani Khurd 589 people
- Ratanpura 582 people
- Baraunha 576 people

All 114 villages in Amanganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Majhgawa Shekh from Panna? 46 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgawa Shekh? 625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgawa Shekh in? Panna district (Amanganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgawa Shekh? 52.3% (Census 2011)

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