# Charai Kalan Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Charai Kalan

Charai Kalan is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 223 households**, the 22nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 1,228people (2011)
- 223households
- 69.6%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Charai Kalan PIN code and other codes

Charai Kalan falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494764

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Charai Kalan from nearby towns?

- Chhindwara (district HQ)45 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 Charai Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ikalhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Charai Kalan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 67% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Charai Kalan

Of every 100 households in Charai Kalan in 2011, 77 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charai Kalan · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****11%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****74%**

**47%

Television ****35%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**82%

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 Charai Kalan?

■ Charai Kalan · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**985

Working population ****33.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 54.6% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 224 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (28%) · **■** Other work 66 (16%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Parasia

- Bagbardhiya1,480 people
- Likhawadi1,456 people
- Barariya1,333 people
- Tursi1,269 people
- Belgaon1,168 people
- Urdhan1,123 people
- Mandla1,078 people
- Chhinda1,060 people

[All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Charai Kalan from Chhindwara?45 km by road
- What is the population of Charai Kalan?1,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charai Kalan in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charai Kalan?69.6% (Census 2011)