Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol # Majhagawan Majhagawan is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,533 people in 374 households, the 63rd largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 1,533 people (2011) - 374 households - 44.4% literacy - 991 females per 1,000 males ## Majhagawan PIN code and other codes Majhagawan falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Sohagpur - Census village code 501230 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Majhagawan from nearby towns? - Shahdol (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ) 18 km by road - Shahdol (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Majhagawan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Majhagawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shehdol - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shahdol - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Majhagawan known for? About 35% of the 538 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Majhagawan Of every 100 households in Majhagawan in 2011, 33 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Majhagawan · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 33% 51% - Toilet within the home 2% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 89% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 10% 23% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95% - Use banking services 84% 67% - Television 6% 15% - Mobile phone 6% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 44% 32% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Majhagawan? ■ Majhagawan · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.4% 62.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 991 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1049 965 - Working population 52.0% 48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.4% for men and 37.2% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 95 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (4%) · ■ Household industry 64 (8%) · ■ Other work 266 (33%) · ■ Marginal 342 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur - Uchehara 1,615 people - Malmathar 1,610 people - Patasi 1,571 people - Gohparu 1,569 people - Atariya 1,521 people - Kholhad 1,511 people - Chhanta Alias Nawatola 1,496 people - Godaru 1,472 people All 302 villages in Sohagpur ## Other places named Majhagawan - Majhagawan · Village, Gyanpur, Sant Ravidas Nagar · 2,671 people - Majhagawan · Village, Lalganj, Mirzapur · 1,425 people - Majha Gawan · Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur · 910 people - Majhagawan · Village, Powayan, Shahjahanpur · 888 people - Majhagawan · Village, Ghorawal, Sonbhadra · 319 people - Majhagawan · Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur · 186 people ## Quick answers - How far is Majhagawan from Shahdol? 18 km by road - What is the population of Majhagawan? 1,533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhagawan in? Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Majhagawan? 44.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/majhagawan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.