# Chargawan Village, Begamganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Begamganj, Raisen 

# Chargawan

Chargawan is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 73 households**, the 146th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 322people (2011)
- 73households
- 62.7%literacy
- 760females per 1,000 males

## Chargawan PIN code and other codes

Chargawan falls in Begamganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBegamganj
- Census village code484218

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?

- Begamganj (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)130 km by road
- Begamganj (nearest town)48 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chargawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sulaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Chargawan known for?

About 88% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargawan · ■ Begamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****54%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Begamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****760**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****536**

**973

Working population ****29.5%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 41.9% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (60%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 20 (21%)

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 Begamganj

- Pipaliya Talluka Choka327 people
- Boriya Jagir325 people
- Siltara325 people
- Khamkheda Tappa324 people
- Nayanagar320 people
- Bhojpur299 people
- Khairpur286 people
- Sajkheda286 people

[All 226 villages in Begamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/begamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chargawan from Raisen?130 km by road
- What is the population of Chargawan?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargawan in?Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chargawan?62.7% (Census 2011)