# Chargaon Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/chargaon/ Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Chargaon Chargaon is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,186 people in 220 households**, the 25th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,186people (2011) - 220households - 58.5%literacy - 494224PIN code ## Chargaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chargaon is 494224.** Chargaon falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494224 - Gram panchayatChargaon - Community development blockKoyalibeda - Census village code448454 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? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)113 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)100 km by road - Antagarh (nearest town)27 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? 14 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Koyalibedi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Chargaon known for? About 49% of the 1,031 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chargaon Of every 100 households in Chargaon in 2011, 54 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chargaon · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **58% Toilet within the home ****6%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****27%** **42% Television ****8%** **24% Mobile phone ****9%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **17% Own their home ****97%** **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 · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025** **981 Working population ****58.2%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 41.2% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (13%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (21%) · **■** Marginal 226 (33%) 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 Pakhanjur - Janki Nagar1,268 people - Partapur1,266 people - Krishna Nagar1,258 people - Badgaon1,241 people - Badekapsi1,129 people - Bapu Nagar1,129 people - Sitram1,114 people - Chhindpal1,089 people [All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chargaon?494224 - How far is Chargaon from Kanker?100 km by road - What is the population of Chargaon?1,186 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chargaon in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?58.5% (Census 2011)