Majhua
Raniganj block · Araria
district, Bihar · PIN 854201
· village code 221784
Population 2011
18,462
Census of India
Population 2020
19,612
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+6.2%
1,150 people · 0.7% a year
Households
5,000
+31.7% vs 3,796 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
18,462
Male / female
9,531 / 8,931
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
937
Children aged 0–6
3,872
Literacy rate
37.4%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
6,103 / 2,815
Working population
9,157
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
96.9%
Households
3,796
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was
surveyed once by each. The figures below are from
Majhua (West) panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 10 km away
No
Piped tap water
<50% habitation covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport nearest 10 km away
No
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank
Yes
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission
Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
756
Teachers
12
Students per teacher
63
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
No
Drinking water
No
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
3,000
Non-farm households
1,000
Share of households farming, 2020
75%
Net sown area
1,000 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
1,000 / 400 / 100
Main irrigation source
Canals
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Majhua (West) panchayat, Raniganj zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹30.74 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹26.16 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹38.88 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹18.02 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹18.36 lakh · received ₹10.42 lakh · spent ₹12.42 lakh · left ₹16.36 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹12.38 lakh · received ₹15.74 lakh · spent ₹26.46 lakh · left ₹1.66 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.0901, 87.2509 —
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