Majhgawan | |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 24.8°N 80.8°W[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Satna |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 343 |
Population Total: | 15000 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 485331 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 917670 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Satna |
Majhgawan is a town located in Satna District, Madhya Pradesh, about 16 km north of Kothi and 42 km from Satna, the administrative headquarters of the district. Majhgawan is mostly laid out over hills covered with dense forests and is part of the reserve forest areas of Madhya Pradesh. It's also a tehsil headquarter. [2]
The Majhgawan Railway Station is part of the Manikpur-Katni rail route. Patna-Lokmanya Tilak Express, Jabalpur-Nizamuddin Mahakoshal Express, Chitrakoot Express and Bina - Katni Passenger, Indore - Howrah Shipra Express, Bhopal - Howrah Express, Chhapra Express, Darbhanga - Bangalore Bagmati Express are the main train connections. The closest international airport is in Khajuraho and domestic airport is located at Jabalpur. The Satna-Chitrakoot highway passes from Majhgawan, which benefits to the peoples lived here.[3]
The town has three higher secondary schools —ct. govt model higher secondary school, Government Higher Secondary School and Sishu Siksha Sadan affiliated by M.P. board. There are near about 15 Hindi medium primary schools and 5 English medium primary schools. The best school of Majhgawan is CT. Govt model h. s. school. The main thing is that, the education of Majhgawan is good for a student who competes with others at state or national levels. The main temple in the village is the Rajadhiraj Temple, Karuna Dham, Pamariya Baba temple, Banke Bihari temple, and Gayatri temple. There is a temple which is worshiped by many people, i.e., Hanuman temple and about three other temples.
The total population of Majhgawan (census town) according to 2011 census is 8290.[4]