# Charna Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Charna

Charna is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 93 households**, the 134th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 430people (2011)
- 93households
- 46.1%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Charna PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493949

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

## How far is Charna from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)59 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)19 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 Charna?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Charna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Charna known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and masoor**. About 71% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Charna

Of every 100 households in Charna in 2011, 42 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Charna · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**66%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****72%**

**54%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**51%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Charna?

■ Charna · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**970

Working population ****56.7%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.3% for men and 38.4% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (30%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 114 (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 Amarwara

- Khamra Rajaram483 people
- Thawri Kalan480 people
- Pipariya Birsa473 people
- Chimauwa446 people
- Diwangaon427 people
- Saliwada Ghat407 people
- Umariya383 people
- Latgaon374 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Charna from Chhindwara?59 km by road
- What is the population of Charna?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charna in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charna?46.1% (Census 2011)