# Majhgawan Village, Shahnagar, Panna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahnagar, Panna 

# Majhgawan

Majhgawan is a village in Shahnagar sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 144 households**, the 61st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 638people (2011)
- 144households
- 45.5%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes

Majhgawan falls in Shahnagar sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahnagar
- Census village code459426

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?

- Shahnagar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Panna (district HQ)125 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)62 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?

7 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bisani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 **dhan, makka and wheat**. About 31% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhgawan · ■ Shahnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****80%**

**51%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Shahnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**926

Working population ****39.7%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 33.2% for women. 45% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 100 (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 Shahnagar

- Pagri693 people
- Jugarwara692 people
- Panderi646 people
- Paraswara642 people
- Salaiya Samari635 people
- Shyamgiri621 people
- Kharra594 people
- Jamda585 people

[All 121 villages in Shahnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/shahnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhgawan from Panna?125 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgawan?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgawan in?Panna district (Shahnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?45.5% (Census 2011)