# Majhgawan Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Majhgawan

Majhgawan is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,183 people in 543 households**, the 10th largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 3,183people (2011)
- 543households
- 64.1%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majhgawan

Of every 100 households in Majhgawan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Majhgawan · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****92%**

**80%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

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 · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**924

Working population ****45.3%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 49.3% for women. 50% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 186 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 532 (37%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (6%) · **■** Marginal 626 (43%)

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 Chakia

- Shahab Ganj4,038 people
- Bhusikrit Purwa3,687 people
- Baghi3,503 people
- Bhorsar3,372 people
- Barhua2,879 people
- Jai Mohani2,874 people
- Tiara2,869 people
- Pachwaniya2,723 people

[All 623 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majhgawan?3,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhgawan in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhgawan?64.1% (Census 2011)