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Majhwa Population - Purnia, Bihar

Majhwa is a large village located in Purnia East Block of Purnia district, Bihar with total 723 families residing. The Majhwa village has population of 4122 of which 2065 are males while 2057 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Majhwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 888 which makes up 21.54 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Majhwa village is 996 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Majhwa as per census is 1037, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Majhwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Majhwa village was 49.20 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Majhwa Male literacy stands at 58.75 % while female literacy rate was 39.50 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Majhwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Majhwa village.

Majhwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 723 - -
Population 4,122 2,065 2,057
Child (0-6) 888 436 452
Schedule Caste 158 86 72
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 49.20 % 58.75 % 39.50 %
Total Workers 1,211 947 264
Main Worker 570 - -
Marginal Worker 641 514 127

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.83 % of total population in Majhwa village. The village Majhwa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Majhwa village out of total population, 1211 were engaged in work activities. 47.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1211 workers engaged in Main Work, 125 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 397 were Agricultural labourer.