# Chargawan Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/chargawan-488737/ Village · Bahoriband, Katni # Chargawan Chargawan is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,202 people in 632 households**, the 8th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 3,202people (2011) - 632households - 62.6%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Chargawan PIN code and other codes Chargawan falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBahoriband - Census village code488737 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chargawan from nearby towns? - Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Katni (district HQ)35 km by road - Katni (nearest town)35 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 Chargawan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chargawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bahoriband - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chargawan known for? The main crops are **wheat, masoor and dhan**. About 85% of the 768 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Chargawan Of every 100 households in Chargawan in 2011, 69 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chargawan · ■ Bahoriband rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **66% Toilet within the home ****4%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **89% Tap water ****38%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****12%** **50% Television ****18%** **18% Mobile phone ****25%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **41% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chargawan? ■ Chargawan · ■ Bahoriband rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **948 Working population ****50.3%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.6% for men and 53.5% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 496 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 561 (35%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (4%) · **■** Marginal 483 (30%) 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 Bahoriband - Bakal4,460 people - Kaudiya4,408 people - Bachaiya3,900 people - Chhapra3,444 people - Padwar3,176 people - Sihudi3,016 people - Diwari2,963 people - Kuwan2,904 people [All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chargawan from Katni?35 km by road - What is the population of Chargawan?3,202 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chargawan in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chargawan?62.6% (Census 2011)