Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Badgaon Badgaon is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,283 people in 281 households, the 40th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,283 people (2011) - 281 households - 72.1% literacy - 944 females per 1,000 males ## Badgaon PIN code and other codes Badgaon falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Chaurai - Census village code 494377 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Badgaon from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 35 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Badgaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Badgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Badgaon known for? About 72% of the 394 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Badgaon Of every 100 households in Badgaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Badgaon · ■ Chaurai rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 70% - Toilet within the home 14% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 88% - Tap water 53% 33% - Drinking water within premises 2% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95% - Use banking services 22% 36% - Television 15% 20% - Mobile phone 15% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 70% 46% - Own their home 89% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Badgaon? ■ Badgaon · ■ Chaurai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 70.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1043 941 - Working population 37.6% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 65.7% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 122 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 243 (50%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 44 (9%) · ■ Marginal 67 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaurai - Megdon 1,333 people - Deori Mal. 1,317 people - Kheri Khurd 1,303 people - Bamhni Lala 1,300 people - Palatwara 1,265 people - Pachgaon 1,226 people - Khut Pipariya 1,217 people - Pipariya Khati 1,202 people All 190 villages in Chaurai ## Quick answers - How far is Badgaon from Chhindwara? 35 km by road - What is the population of Badgaon? 1,283 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badgaon in? Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Badgaon? 72.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/badgaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.