# Chargaon Village, Narayanganj, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Narayanganj, Mandla 

# Chargaon

Chargaon is a village in Narayanganj sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,123 people in 266 households**, the 15th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,123people (2011)
- 266households
- 62.1%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Chargaon PIN code and other codes

Chargaon falls in Narayanganj sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijadandi
- Census village code492646

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?

- Narayanganj (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jabalpur (nearest town)52 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?

9 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
- ●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 school5–10 km · Kalpi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Chargaon known for?

The main crops are **kodu, dhan and makka**. About 34% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargaon · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**64%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chargaon?

■ Chargaon · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**957

Working population ****59.8%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 50.0% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 409 (61%)

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 Narayanganj

- Chandahara1,276 people
- Deori1,248 people
- Kuda Maili1,235 people
- Chiraidongari1,160 people
- Mohgaon Alias Padmi1,094 people
- Madogarh1,091 people
- Budra1,089 people
- Amdara1,077 people

[All 189 villages in Narayanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/narayanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chargaon from Mandla?62 km by road
- What is the population of Chargaon?1,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargaon in?Mandla district (Narayanganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?62.1% (Census 2011)