# Majhgawan Village, Bandhogarh, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/bandhogarh/majhgawan/ Village · Bandhogarh, Umaria # Majhgawan Majhgawan is a village in Bandhogarh sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 253 households**, the 27th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 1,148people (2011) - 253households - 51.3%literacy - 1,003females per 1,000 males ## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes Majhgawan falls in Bandhogarh sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockUmaria - Census village code467679 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? - Umaria (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Umaria (district HQ)5 km by road - Umaria (nearest town)5 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Majhgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Umaria - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Umaria - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 **soyabean and wheat**. About 41% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Majhgawan · ■ Bandhogarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **45% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****94%** **65% Television ****9%** **8% Mobile phone ****17%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **45% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Bandhogarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **956 Working population ****41.0%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.2% for men and 41.2% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 296 (63%) 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 Bandhogarh - Karhi1,219 people - Dhamni1,205 people - Amari1,179 people - Munda1,174 people - Bhundi1,091 people - Kathoutiya1,078 people - Dhanwahi1,042 people - Kherwa Khurd1,028 people [All 108 villages in Bandhogarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/bandhogarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Majhgawan from Umaria?5 km by road - What is the population of Majhgawan?1,148 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhgawan in?Umaria district (Bandhogarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?51.3% (Census 2011)