# Chargaon Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Chargaon

Chargaon is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 79 households**, the 88th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 409people (2011)
- 79households
- 70.5%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Chargaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495409

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?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)65 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)65 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khamra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 and makka**. About 72% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargaon · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**78%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**7%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**47%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**967

Working population ****25.4%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 65.3% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (27%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%)

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 Bichhua

- Munganpar Raitwari416 people
- Dunda Seoni414 people
- Saliwara Mal.413 people
- Niwari412 people
- Amati386 people
- Palatara380 people
- Bisanpur374 people
- Torani369 people

[All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chargaon from Chhindwara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chargaon?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargaon in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?70.5% (Census 2011)