# Chargaon Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Chargaon

Chargaon is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494665**. The 2011 Census counted **832 people in 162 households**, the 67th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 832people (2011)
- 162households
- 47.1%literacy
- 494665PIN code

## Chargaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chargaon is 494665.** Chargaon falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494665
- Gram panchayatChargaon
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449496

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

## How far is Chargaon from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)78 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)78 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 Chargaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badekanera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kondagaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 h winter

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 Chargaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 20% of the 259 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 Chargaon

Of every 100 households in Chargaon in 2011, 52 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargaon · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****88%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Chargaon?

■ Chargaon · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1260**

**994

Working population ****51.0%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 31.8% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (15%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 167 (39%)

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 Bakavand

- Khotalapal925 people
- Irikpal894 people
- Mailbeda872 people
- Tongkongera860 people
- Dasapal827 people
- Dhobiguda814 people
- Mohlai808 people
- Badlawand804 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chargaon?494665
- How far is Chargaon from Jagdalpur?78 km by road
- What is the population of Chargaon?832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargaon in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?47.1% (Census 2011)