Majhgawan

For the town in Bihar, see Majhigawan.
Majhgawan
मझगवां
town

Ancient Building in front of Raja Dhiraj Temple
Majhgawan

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 24°48′N 80°48′E / 24.8°N 80.8°E / 24.8; 80.8Coordinates: 24°48′N 80°48′E / 24.8°N 80.8°E / 24.8; 80.8
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Elevation 343 m (1,125 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 15,000
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 485331
Telephone code 917670
Nearest city 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.

Transport

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.

Education and temples

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 5 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, gayatri temple. There is a temple which is worshiped by lots of peoples, i.e., Hanuman temple & about 3 temples more.

Demographics

The total population according to 2001 census is 15000.

Centres or institutions

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