Majhgawan

For the town in Bihar, see Majhigawan.

Majhgawan
town
Ancient building in front of Raja Dhiraj Temple Ancient building in front of Raja Dhiraj Temple
Majhgawan is located in Madhya Pradesh Majhgawan Majhgawan Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Majhgawan is located in India Majhgawan Majhgawan Majhgawan (India)
Coordinates: 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	UTC+5:30 (IST)
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. It's also a tehsil headquarter.

Transport

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Majhgawan Railway Station

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.

Demographics

The total population of Majhgawan (census town) according to 2011 census is 8290.

Centres or institutions

• Krashi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is centre for research of plants, trees and crops.
• Govt College Majhgawan