# Aranya Charan Village, Bhanpura, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhanpura, Mandsaur 

# Aranya Charan

Aranya Charan is a village in Bhanpura sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 140 households**, the 58th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 551people (2011)
- 140households
- 55.9%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Aranya Charan PIN code and other codes

Aranya Charan falls in Bhanpura sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhanpura
- Census village code469077

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

## How far is Aranya Charan from nearby towns?

- Bhanpura (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Bhanpura (nearest town)8 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 Aranya Charan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Aranya Charan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhanpura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhanpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhanpura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Aranya Charan known for?

About 62% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Aranya Charan

Of every 100 households in Aranya Charan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aranya Charan · ■ Bhanpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**18%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**33%

Television ****1%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Aranya Charan?

■ Aranya Charan · ■ Bhanpura rural average

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

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**902

Working population ****52.8%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 37.0% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (51%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 23 (8%)

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 Bhanpura

- Ledi Khurd646 people
- Toranya637 people
- Mokhampura622 people
- Kothadi Tank574 people
- Chaouki551 people
- Badodiya529 people
- Beedgaon522 people
- Anki516 people

[All 101 villages in Bhanpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/bhanpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aranya Charan from Mandsaur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Aranya Charan?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aranya Charan in?Mandsaur district (Bhanpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Aranya Charan?55.9% (Census 2011)