# Charangam Village, Lunawada, Panch Mahals (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/lunawada/charangam-518220/ Village · Lunawada, Panch Mahals # Charangam Charangam is a village in Lunawada sub-district of Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, PIN code **388270**. The 2011 Census counted **2,324 people in 487 households**, the 21st largest of 237 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 2,324people (2011) - 487households - 73.5%literacy - 388270PIN code ## Charangam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charangam is 388270.** Charangam falls in Lunawada sub-district, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat. - PIN code388270 - Gram panchayatCharangam - Community development blockLunawada - Census village code518220 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charangam from nearby towns? - Lunawada (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Godhra (district HQ)50 km by road - Lunawada (nearest town)11 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 Charangam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Charangam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salawada - ○Degree college10+ km · Lunawada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lunawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Charangam known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 92% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Charangam Of every 100 households in Charangam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Charangam · ■ Lunawada rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****50%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **69% Tap water ****73%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **85% Use banking services ****18%** **56% Television ****19%** **22% Mobile phone ****42%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****51%** **40% 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 Charangam? ■ Charangam · ■ Lunawada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **907 Working population ****58.2%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 60.1% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 537 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 242 (18%) · **■** Marginal 454 (34%) 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 Lunawada - Dalwai Savali2,574 people - Kauchia2,542 people - Agarwada2,466 people - Ladvel2,327 people - Pattan2,282 people - Khempur2,051 people - Mochivadiya2,013 people - Rajgadh1,995 people [All 242 villages in Lunawada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/lunawada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charangam?388270 - How far is Charangam from Godhra?50 km by road - What is the population of Charangam?2,324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charangam in?Panch Mahals district (Lunawada sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Charangam?73.5% (Census 2011)