Village · Harrai, Chhindwara
# Chargaon Kalan

Chargaon Kalan is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 478 people in 87 households, the 110th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.
- 478 people (2011)
- 87 households
- 48.7% literacy
- 1,008 females per 1,000 males

## Chargaon Kalan PIN code and other codes

Chargaon Kalan falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Harrai
- Census village code 494057

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chargaon Kalan from nearby towns?
- Harrai (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chargaon Kalan?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Batkakhapa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chargaon Kalan known for?

The main crops are dhan, makka and wheat. About 38% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chargaon Kalan

Of every 100 households in Chargaon Kalan in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargaon Kalan · ■ Harrai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 66%
- Toilet within the home 1% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 97%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 69% 72%
- Television 0% 5%
- Mobile phone 7% 10%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 49% 65%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chargaon Kalan?

■ Chargaon Kalan · ■ Harrai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.7% 54.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 843 954
- Working population 39.5% 52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 39.1% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 139 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (12%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 24 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Harrai
- Samardoh 483 people
- Padariya 481 people
- Partapur 480 people
- Chargaon 479 people
- Bhaisa Kalan 474 people
- Ghorawadi 471 people
- Pipariya 467 people
- Jhapat 458 people

All 218 villages in Harrai

## Quick answers
- How far is Chargaon Kalan from Chhindwara? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Chargaon Kalan? 478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargaon Kalan in? Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargaon Kalan? 48.7% (Census 2011)

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