# Chargaon Village, Umreth, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Umreth, Chhindwara 

# Chargaon

Chargaon is a village in Umreth sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 133 households**, the 55th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 655people (2011)
- 133households
- 61.1%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Chargaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494854

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?

- Umreth (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)30 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chargaon; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Umreth
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 64% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Chargaon

Of every 100 households in Chargaon in 2011, 53 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chargaon · ■ Umreth rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****32%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****43%**

**58%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Umreth rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**927

Working population ****70.1%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 42.7% for women. 70% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (8%) · **■** Marginal 132 (29%)

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 Umreth

- Kosmi725 people
- Bijori Khurd Marram705 people
- Khukariya Malagujar705 people
- Khara Pindrai675 people
- Dholan Khapa652 people
- Nagalwadi647 people
- Chhabdi Khurd609 people
- Chandameta Kalan588 people

[All 101 villages in Umreth](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chargaon from Chhindwara?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chargaon?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargaon in?Chhindwara district (Umreth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?61.1% (Census 2011)