# Majhgawan Village, Chandia, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/chandia/majhgawan-467728/ Village · Chandia, Umaria # Majhgawan Majhgawan is a village in Chandia sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,997 people in 411 households**, the 5th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,997people (2011) - 411households - 61.9%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Majhgawan PIN code and other codes Majhgawan falls in Chandia sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockUmaria - Census village code467728 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? - Chandia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Umaria (district HQ)25 km by road - Chandia (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? 12 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandia - ○Degree college10+ km · Umaria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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? About 64% of the 678 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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, 48 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Majhgawan · ■ Chandia rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **48% Toilet within the home ****6%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **96% Tap water ****19%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****16%** **52% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****35%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****46%** **47% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 · ■ Chandia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **928 Working population ****44.7%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.3% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (26%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (14%) · **■** Marginal 336 (38%) 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 Chandia - Lorha4,462 people - Akhdar3,466 people - Kaudia3,069 people - Salaiya2,888 people - Narwar1,920 people - Bilaspur1,856 people - Belmana1,663 people - Salaiya1,657 people [All 153 villages in Chandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/chandia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Majhgawan from Umaria?25 km by road - What is the population of Majhgawan?1,997 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhgawan in?Umaria district (Chandia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?61.9% (Census 2011)