# Chargaon Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Chargaon

Chargaon is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **814 people in 151 households**, the 46th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 814people (2011)
- 151households
- 60.0%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Chargaon PIN code and other codes

Chargaon falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487700

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?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)10 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?

8 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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, wheat and chana**. About 29% of the 1,101 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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, 6 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chargaon · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**61%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**51%

Television ****5%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**904

Working population ****48.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 50.2% for women. 51% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 171 (44%)

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 Sohagpur

- Niwari943 people
- Tekapar Chourmahri859 people
- Singwada847 people
- Isarpur846 people
- Nibhora804 people
- Bhatti793 people
- Mahari Rewa779 people
- Kamti771 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chargaon from Hoshangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chargaon?814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargaon in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?60.0% (Census 2011)