# Chargaon Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Chargaon

Chargaon is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 176 households**, the 56th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 958people (2011)
- 176households
- 62.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Chargaon PIN code and other codes

Chargaon falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493997

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?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)61 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)21 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amarwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 **soyabean, wheat and pea**. About 61% of the 734 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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, 59 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargaon · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****61%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****7%**

**54%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**51%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**970

Working population ****41.0%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 50.9% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 140 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (39%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 83 (21%)

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 Amarwara

- Mehlon996 people
- Ponari986 people
- Seja971 people
- Badela965 people
- Tendni Mal.955 people
- Gadarwada935 people
- Aklama931 people
- Jungawadi916 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chargaon from Chhindwara?61 km by road
- What is the population of Chargaon?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargaon in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?62.2% (Census 2011)