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Majhgawan

मझगवन
Dumaria mandal
Pincode 824221
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Majhgawan observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Dumaria mandal

The principal temple recorded for Dumaria mandal is Manokamna Mahavir Mandir, Sormar. No temple of this dedication is on record within Majhgawan itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Samastipur
PC 23 · SC
→VS
Kalyanpur
AC 131 · SC
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RP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAMBALI PASWAN
Contact: 75****0263
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LGD code
256162
Pincode
824221
Post office
Dumaria
Population
379
Households
59
Literacy rate
46.7%
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000♂
Workers
100
Census 2011 · in context

How Majhgawan compares

By population, Majhgawan ranks #86 of 124 villages in Dumaria mandal.

Literacy rate
%
46.7%
+1.3% vs mandal average
Majhgawan46.7%
Dumaria mandal45.4%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
+47 vs mandal average
Majhgawan974
Dumaria mandal927
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
Majhgawan6.4
Dumaria mandal6.0

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

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Majhgawan at a glance

Majhgawan is a village of 379 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Dumaria block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 86th-largest of 124 villages in Dumaria block. Literacy is 47%, 1 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824221, served by Dumaria post office; the LGD village code is 256162. The sarpanch is RAMBALI PASWAN, and the village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 447 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Majhgawan · this village37947%—
Barwadih · Dumaria1,59450%—
Kusari · Dumaria1,54950%—
Pakharpur · Dumaria1,48561%—
Tekra Kalan · Dumaria1,29555%—
Madarpur · Dumaria1,13051%—
Bodhi Bigha · Dumaria84753%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Majhgawan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
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
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
Yes
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SHERGHATI
Distance to nearest town (km)
49
Distance to district HQ (km)
100
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Mahuri
Total area (ha)
119
Irrigated area (ha)
18.55
Forest area (ha)
9.5

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

Notice board · Majhgawan

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Majhgawan

LGD code
256162
Pincode
824221
Post office
Dumaria
Population (Census 2011)
379
Population (projected 2026)
447
Households
59
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
974
Literacy rate
46.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalyanpur
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Maheshwar Hazari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAMBALI PASWAN
Block / Mandal
Dumaria
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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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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