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Majgawan

मजगवां
Dagarua mandal
Pincode 854326
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Majgawan is a village in Dagarua mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, with a population of 560 across 110 households. It has a literacy rate of 55% and is located at 25.486°N, 87.672°E with PIN code 854326.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRADEEP KUMAR SAH
Contact: 99****8523
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LGD code
224249
Pincode
854326
Post office
Gulabbagh
Population
560
Households
110
Literacy rate
55%
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000♂
Workers
133
Distance to district centre
101 km
Distance to mandal centre
61 km
Distance to Patna
255 km
Distance to Kolkata
331 km
Nearest railway station
Sajha Halt · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Kumaripur · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Majgawan compares

By population, Majgawan ranks #100 of 154 villages in Dagarua mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.0%
+19.1% vs mandal average
Majgawan
55.0%
Dagarua mandal
35.9%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
886
−38 vs mandal average
Majgawan
886
Dagarua mandal
924
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Majgawan
5.1
Dagarua mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Majgawan at a glance

Majgawan is a village of 560 people in 110 households (Census 2011) in Dagarua block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 100th-largest of 154 villages in Dagarua block. Literacy is 55%, 19 points above the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 886 women per 1,000 men. It lies 101 km from the Purnia district centre, 21 km from Kusaha, the nearest town, 1 km from Sajha Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854326, served by Gulabbagh post office; the LGD village code is 224249. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Kumaripur, 7 km away. The sarpanch is PRADEEP KUMAR SAH, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 660 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Majgama

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Majgawan · this village56055%
Majgama · Pranpur99353%0 km N
Majgawan · Jokihat2,76641%0 km N
Majgawan · Araria4,04540%0 km N
Harsuwa · Pranpur1,53240%0.6 km E
Jhauwa · Dagarua13458%0.6 km E
Jhaua · Pranpur1,23446%0.6 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Majgawan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Majgawan
Total area (ha)
39
Irrigated area (ha)
22.35
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Majgawan

LGD code
224249
Pincode
854326
Post office
Gulabbagh
Population (Census 2011)
560
Population (projected 2026)
660
Households
110
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
886
Literacy rate
55.0%
Coordinates
25.48557°N, 87.67240°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PRADEEP KUMAR SAH
Block / Mandal
Dagarua
Nearest railway station
Aurahi (65.6 km)
Getting there

How to reach Majgawan

Mandal centre
Dagarua · ≈ 61 km
≈ 2 h 4 min by car · 2 h 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purnia · ≈ 101 km
≈ 3 h 27 min by car · 4 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,875 people
Kusaha · ≈ 21 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna255 kmcapital
  • Kolkata331 km
  • Delhi1093 km
  • Hyderabad1309 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSajha Halt1 km
  • Bus stopKumaripur8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Kumaripur7 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India11 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump14 km
  • CollegeD S College10 km
  • Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)12 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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