# Chargarh Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Chargarh

Chargarh is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 136 households**, the 87th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 657people (2011)
- 136households
- 57.1%literacy
- 497220PIN code

## Chargarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chargarh is 497220.** Chargarh falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497220
- Gram panchayatChargarh
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431883

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

## How far is Chargarh from nearby towns?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)155 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town)45 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 Chargarh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chargarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramchandrapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○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)10 h summer · 12 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 Chargarh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 59% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chargarh

Of every 100 households in Chargarh in 2011, 26 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargarh · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**12%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****73%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chargarh?

■ Chargarh · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**951

Working population ****48.6%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 45.2% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (13%) · **■** Marginal 150 (47%)

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 Ramanujganj

- Dugru744 people
- Subhashnagar704 people
- Jamwantpur696 people
- Kanchannagar679 people
- Kamalpur650 people
- Chandanpur647 people
- Aragahi617 people
- Shivpur605 people

[All 113 villages in Ramanujganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chargarh?497220
- How far is Chargarh from Ambikapur?155 km by road
- What is the population of Chargarh?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargarh in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargarh?57.1% (Census 2011)