# Chougawan Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Chougawan

Chougawan is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,576 people in 375 households**, the 38th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,576people (2011)
- 375households
- 55.9%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Chougawan PIN code and other codes

Chougawan falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code476980

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

## How far is Chougawan from nearby towns?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)56 km by road
- Mandleshwar (nearest town)12 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 Chougawan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chougawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nandra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maheshwar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chougawan known for?

About 90% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Chougawan

Of every 100 households in Chougawan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chougawan · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**81%

Tap water ****33%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**87%

Use banking services ****24%**

**28%

Television ****24%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**46%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Chougawan?

■ Chougawan · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**933

Working population ****56.9%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 43.8% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 693 (77%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 36 (4%) · **■** Marginal 29 (3%)

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 Maheshwar

- Mogoan1,793 people
- Kawana1,731 people
- Matmur1,673 people
- Palsud1,586 people
- Wani1,564 people
- Sel1,550 people
- Bablai1,538 people
- Jhapadi1,537 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chougawan from Khargone?56 km by road
- What is the population of Chougawan?1,576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chougawan in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chougawan?55.9% (Census 2011)