Majhgawan, Khiron

Majhgawan Majhgawān, Majhigawan
Village
Map showing Majhgawan (#590) in Khiron CD block
Majhgawan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°15′39″N 80°54′37″E / 26.260774°N 80.910286°E / 26.260774; 80.910286[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.027 km2 (0.397 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	782
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Majhgawan, also spelled Majhigawan, is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 14 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 782 people, in 146 households.^[2] The village has no school, healthcare facilities, weekly haat or permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Deogaon.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Majhgawan as comprising 3 hamlets, with a population of 230 people (112 male and 118 female), in 41 households and 36 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 237 acres.^[5] 26 residents were literate, 25 male and 1 female.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Majhgawan (as "Majhigawan") as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 283 people (139 male and 144 female), in 45 households and 42 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 237 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Majhgawan (as "Majhigawan") as having a population of 459 people, in 85 households, and having an area of 136.79 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Majhgawan (as "Majhigawan") as having a total population of 529 people (258 male and 271 female), in 88 households and 88 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 96 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 93, or 18% of the total; this group was 45% male (42) and 55% female (51).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 21% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 32% (135 men and 32 women).^[4] 123 people were classified as main workers (all men), while 149 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 257 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 110 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 0 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 12 in other services.^[4]