# Charagaon Village, Bengtol, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bengtol, Chirang 

# Charagaon

Charagaon is a village in Bengtol sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **767 people in 154 households**, the 20th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 767people (2011)
- 154households
- 33.4%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Charagaon PIN code and other codes

Charagaon falls in Bengtol sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatNangal Bhanga
- Community development blockSidli-Chirang
- Census village code301865

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Charagaon from nearby towns?

- Bongaigaon (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Charagaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Charagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bengtol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bengtol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Charagaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and vegetable**. About 8% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Charagaon

Of every 100 households in Charagaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charagaon · ■ Bengtol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****1%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**27%

Own their home ****88%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Charagaon?

■ Charagaon · ■ Bengtol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.4%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**946

Working population ****25.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.5% for men and 26.4% for women. 38% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 106 (55%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bengtol

- Thaikajhar892 people
- Ouguri844 people
- Purba Golajhar797 people
- Anthaibari796 people
- Beshorbari761 people
- Daobobil757 people
- Serfanguri724 people
- Sishubari705 people

[All 87 villages in Bengtol](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bengtol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charagaon?767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charagaon in?Chirang district (Bengtol sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Charagaon?33.4% (Census 2011)