# Majhwa Village, Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Majhwa

Majhwa is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **415 people in 64 households**, the 182nd largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 415people (2011)
- 64households
- 68.9%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majhwa

Of every 100 households in Majhwa in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhwa · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**30%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**41%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****89%**

**78%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Majhwa?

■ Majhwa · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**914

Working population ****25.1%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 54.6% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (12%) · **■** Marginal 88 (85%)

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 Chauri Chaura

- Updhauli442 people
- Tulsi Pakar431 people
- Belhi429 people
- Bishun Pura426 people
- Jolhabari408 people
- Mohia382 people
- Padar370 people
- Narain Pur366 people

[All 216 villages in Chauri Chaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/chauri-chaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majhwa?415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhwa in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majhwa?68.9% (Census 2011)