About Majhgawan Village

Majhgawan is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 910 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgawan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	82.57 hectares
Population	1,771
Male Population	910
Female Population	861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgawan compares

By the 2011 count Majhgawan is the 33rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 82.57 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Majhgawan

Majhgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhgawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahawat Muria, Mahawat Muria Sani, Mahugawan and Mahuliya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Majhgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgawan village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Majhgawan village has 910 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgawan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Majhgawan is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgawan covers 82.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhgawan falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Majhgawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhgawan.

Majhgawan is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.