# Majhgawan Village, Chandia, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Chandia, Umaria 

# Majhgawan

Majhgawan is a village in Chandia sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 146 households**, the 46th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 705people (2011)
- 146households
- 40.0%literacy
- 1,032females 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 code467756

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)13 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ)13 km by road
- Umaria (nearest town)13 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?

8 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Umaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Majhgawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, makka and sarso**. About 37% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhgawan · ■ Chandia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****1%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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+) ****40.0%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1275**

**928

Working population ****51.8%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.4% for men and 30.1% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 138 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 207 (57%)

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

- Barauda738 people
- Jhala735 people
- Punchhi719 people
- Guda718 people
- Atariya690 people
- Tala671 people
- Manikapur662 people
- Khairbhar655 people

[All 153 villages in Chandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/chandia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majhgawan from Umaria?13 km by road
- What is the population of Majhgawan?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgawan in?Umaria district (Chandia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?40.0% (Census 2011)