# Mahgawan Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Mahgawan

Mahgawan is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 136 households**, the 57th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 619people (2011)
- 136households
- 78.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Mahgawan PIN code and other codes

Mahgawan falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code484007

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahgawan from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)78 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)23 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 Mahgawan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Silwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Mahgawan known for?

About 78% of the 462 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Mahgawan

Of every 100 households in Mahgawan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahgawan · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****7%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**26%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Mahgawan?

■ Mahgawan · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**941

Working population ****51.2%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (21%) · **■** Household industry 18 (6%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 108 (34%)

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 Gairatganj

- Chandonigarhi658 people
- Sihora Khurd654 people
- Karmodi637 people
- Bankhedi636 people
- Haidri612 people
- Bamhori Godad605 people
- Chher Kheda604 people
- Lawajhir598 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahgawan from Raisen?78 km by road
- What is the population of Mahgawan?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahgawan in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahgawan?78.3% (Census 2011)