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About Majhgawan Village

Majhgawan is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 431 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.71 hectares hectares.

Majhgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 434.71 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 431
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgawan compares

By the 2011 count Majhgawan is the 77th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 434.71 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Majhgawan

Majhgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhgawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhgawan from other places

Majhgawan lies about 15 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 5.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Majhgawan
Nearest railway station Jukehi 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 14 km
District headquarters Katni 15 km
Nearest town Murwāra 15 km

Villages closest to Majhgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil.

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.

Common questions about Majhgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgawan village had a population of 849. That makes it the 77th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Majhgawan village has 431 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgawan has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Majhgawan covers 434.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhgawan falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhgawan is Jukehi, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Majhgawan is about 15 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgawan is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Jukehi is about 5.7 km away. Vijayraghavgarh is about 14 km away. Katni is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padkhuri (under 2 km), Salaiya Paharhai (4.1 km) and Harduwa Khurd (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Majhgawan today is likely to be higher.

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