# Chargaon Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Chargaon

Chargaon is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 88 households**, the 109th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 479people (2011)
- 88households
- 33.0%literacy
- 1,158females per 1,000 males

## Chargaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494032

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?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)140 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)60 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 school10+ km · Barkakapa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harrai
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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?

About 2% of the 950 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargaon · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**97%

Tap water ****13%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****87%**

**65%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chargaon?

■ Chargaon · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.0%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1324**

**954

Working population ****57.0%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.1% for men and 24.1% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 40 (15%)

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 Harrai

- Rojhni483 people
- Samardoh483 people
- Padariya481 people
- Partapur480 people
- Chargaon Kalan478 people
- Bhaisa Kalan474 people
- Ghorawadi471 people
- Pipariya467 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chargaon from Chhindwara?140 km by road
- What is the population of Chargaon?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargaon in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?33.0% (Census 2011)