# Chaundi Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/chaundi-477384/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Chaundi Chaundi is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,180 people in 410 households**, the 23rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 2,180people (2011) - 410households - 52.2%literacy - 1,032females per 1,000 males ## Chaundi PIN code and other codes Chaundi falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477384 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaundi from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)34 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)26 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 Chaundi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chaundi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ahirkheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chaundi known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 46% of the 1,383 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Chaundi Of every 100 households in Chaundi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chaundi · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **77% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****34%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****9%** **32% Television ****4%** **20% Mobile phone ****32%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **50% Own their home ****100%** **95% 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 Chaundi? ■ Chaundi · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116** **936 Working population ****51.3%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.5% for men and 42.1% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 826 (74%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 150 (13%) 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 Bhikangaon - Satwada2,222 people - Rahegaon2,211 people - Padliya2,209 people - Kedwa Ja.2,202 people - Lalkheda2,159 people - Pokharabad2,022 people - Rodiya2,021 people - Andad1,983 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chaundi from Khargone?34 km by road - What is the population of Chaundi?2,180 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaundi in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chaundi?52.2% (Census 2011)