Town · Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
# Majhauliraj

Majhauliraj is a town in Salempur sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh (nagar panchayat). The 2011 Census counted 20,818 people in 3,030 households. Literacy was 68.7%.
- 20,818 people (2011)
- 3,030 households
- 68.7% literacy
- 13 census wards

## Population of Majhauliraj

■ Majhauliraj · ■ Deoria urban average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.7% 80.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 928
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 934 911
- Working population 23.6% 26.1%

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Homes and amenities in Majhauliraj

Of every 100 households in Majhauliraj in 2011, 32 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Majhauliraj · ■ Deoria urban average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 68%
- Toilet within the home 18% 62%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 35%
- Tap water 29% 27%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 84%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 43%
- Use banking services 63% 77%
- Television 22% 56%
- Mobile phone 71% 80%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 9% 29%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 6%
- None of these assets 12% 8%
- Own their home 99% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What people in Majhauliraj work as

■ Services, trade & industry 1,658 (34%) · ■ Household industry 111 (2%) · ■ Farming 753 (15%) · ■ Marginal 2,395 (49%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## How has the population of Majhauliraj changed?

From 11,083 in 1981 to 20,818 in 2011.
1981 1991 2001 2011
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory.

## Majhauliraj in numbers and road distances
- Annual rainfall 1,203 mm
- Temperature range 6 °C to 43 °C

### Road distances
- Lucknow (state capital) 364 km by road
- Deoria (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Deoria (city of 1 lakh+) 35 km by road
- Gorakhpur (city of 5 lakh+) 85 km by road
- Salempur (railway station) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory.

## Services and economy in Majhauliraj

### Civic services
- Pucca roads 30 km
- Drainage Open drains
- Flush toilets 381
- Water storage 5,000 kl
- Electricity — homes 4,673

### Hospitals
- ● Allopathic hospitals 1 · 8 beds · 1 doctors
- ● Alternative-medicine hospitals 1 · 8 beds · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges
- ● Primary schools 7 govt · 6 private
- ● Senior secondary schools 1 govt · 1 private

### Banks
- Nationalised banks 1

Main manufactured goods: flute, earthen pots and wood products.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory.

## Majhauliraj ward list (2011)
| Ward (2011) | People | Households |
| Ward 1 | 2,230 | 311 |
| Ward 2 | 1,763 | 264 |
| Ward 3 | 1,470 | 216 |
| Ward 4 | 1,423 | 192 |
| Ward 5 | 1,510 | 183 |
| Ward 6 | 2,044 | 262 |
| Ward 7 | 1,751 | 273 |
| Ward 8 | 1,064 | 222 |
| Ward 9 | 1,152 | 181 |
| Ward 10 | 1,340 | 204 |
| Ward 11 | 1,920 | 290 |
| Ward 12 | 1,815 | 248 |
| Ward 13 | 1,336 | 184 |

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Other towns in Deoria
- Salempur · 21,124 people
- Bhatni Bazar · 15,352 people
- Lar · 28,307 people
- Bhatpar Rani · 14,839 people
- Rudrapur · 34,014 people
- Rampur Karkhana · 9,943 people
- Gaura Barhaj · 36,459 people
- Gauri Bazar · 6,468 people
- Deoria · 129,479 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Majhauliraj? 20,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhauliraj in? Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh
- What was the population of Majhauliraj in 1981? 11,083
- How many wards does Majhauliraj have? 13 census wards (2011)

At a glance
- Sub-district: Salempur
- District: Deoria
- State: Uttar Pradesh
- Census town code: 801179
- Status: nagar panchayat

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