# Lalgaon Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/lalgaon/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Lalgaon Lalgaon is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,188 people in 249 households**, the 47th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,188people (2011) - 249households - 71.9%literacy - 886females per 1,000 males ## Lalgaon PIN code and other codes Lalgaon falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494379 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lalgaon from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)37 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)32 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 Lalgaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Lalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badgav - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 Lalgaon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and tuar**. About 76% of the 895 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Lalgaon Of every 100 households in Lalgaon in 2011, 68 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Lalgaon · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **70% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****97%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****16%** **36% Television ****12%** **20% Mobile phone ****12%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****56%** **46% Own their home ****90%** **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 Lalgaon? ■ Lalgaon · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **941 Working population ****36.0%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 68.8% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (11%) · **■** Marginal 130 (30%) 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 Chaurai - Khut Pipariya1,217 people - Pipariya Khati1,202 people - Auriya1,200 people - Pauniya1,197 people - Markahadi1,177 people - Machiwada1,175 people - Kona Pidrai1,171 people - Pipariya Fatepur1,168 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lalgaon from Chhindwara?37 km by road - What is the population of Lalgaon?1,188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lalgaon in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lalgaon?71.9% (Census 2011)