# Majha Gawan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Majha Gawan

Majha Gawan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **910 people in 138 households**, the 294th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 910people (2011)
- 138households
- 67.9%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majha Gawan

Of every 100 households in Majha Gawan in 2011, 17 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Majha Gawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****59%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**84%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Majha Gawan?

■ Majha Gawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**924

Working population ****20.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 36% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 27 (14%) · **■** Marginal 149 (79%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Chainpur922 people
- Dihia Ta. Vami915 people
- Naraharpur915 people
- Kotila Ta. Belwar913 people
- Chandpur904 people
- Tar Patti891 people
- Tofapur891 people
- Kotab868 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majha Gawan?910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majha Gawan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majha Gawan?67.9% (Census 2011)