# Majhgavan Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Majhgavan

Majhgavan is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,031 people in 168 households**, the 233rd largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,031people (2011)
- 168households
- 65.2%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majhgavan

Of every 100 households in Majhgavan in 2011, 26 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Majhgavan · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****52%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**91%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

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 Majhgavan?

■ Majhgavan · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**928

Working population ****57.8%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 51.7% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 171 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 370 (62%)

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 Harraiya

- Marwatiya1,052 people
- Mahakharpur1,047 people
- Aoura Tonda1,035 people
- Khesua1,032 people
- Khutahana1,028 people
- Pinesar1,028 people
- Chhapiya Bujurg1,026 people
- Madanpura1,026 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majhgavan?1,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgavan in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgavan?65.2% (Census 2011)