# Tamcharu Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Tamcharu

Tamcharu is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **673 people in 127 households**, the 65th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 673people (2011)
- 127households
- 73.2%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Tamcharu PIN code and other codes

Tamcharu falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487536

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

## How far is Tamcharu from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)38 km by road
- Babai (nearest town)16 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 Tamcharu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Tamcharu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ganera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Babai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Tamcharu known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 93% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Tamcharu

Of every 100 households in Tamcharu in 2011, 56 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tamcharu · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**71%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**31%

Television ****30%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Tamcharu?

■ Tamcharu · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**919

Working population ****33.3%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 61.6% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 59 (26%)

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 Babai

- Umarkhedi733 people
- Gudla702 people
- Dolariyakhurd699 people
- Furtala677 people
- Jhalsargonth650 people
- Maragaon636 people
- Guradiya Moti631 people
- Singhpur625 people

[All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tamcharu from Hoshangabad?38 km by road
- What is the population of Tamcharu?673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamcharu in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tamcharu?73.2% (Census 2011)