# Charel Village, Meghnagar, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua 

# Charel

Charel is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,699 people in 261 households**, the 32nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%.

- 1,699people (2011)
- 261households
- 25.8%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Charel PIN code and other codes

Charel falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMeghnagar
- Census village code504446

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

## How far is Charel from nearby towns?

- Meghnagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)45 km by road
- Thandla (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 Charel?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madrani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Charel known for?

The main crops are **makka, wheat and cotton**. About 74% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Charel

Of every 100 households in Charel in 2011, 43 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charel · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****72%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**70%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Charel?

■ Charel · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.8%**

**39.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**924

Working population ****61.8%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.9% for men and 20.8% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 481 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (24%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 296 (28%)

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 Meghnagar

- Phuledi1,850 people
- Chenpura1,822 people
- Satsera1,780 people
- Jharadabar1,711 people
- Demara1,635 people
- Kadwapada1,520 people
- Mandli1,519 people
- Patra1,505 people

[All 110 villages in Meghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Charel from Jhabua?45 km by road
- What is the population of Charel?1,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charel in?Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charel?25.8% (Census 2011)