# Chargaon Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/chargaon/ Village · Tumsar, Bhandara # Chargaon Chargaon is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,019 people in 230 households**, the 68th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%. - 1,019people (2011) - 230households - 83.2%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Chargaon PIN code and other codes Chargaon falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTumsar - Census village code536786 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? - Tumsar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)38 km by road - Tumsar (nearest town)9 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tumsar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tumsar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tumsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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? About 79% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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, 87 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chargaon · ■ Tumsar rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **77% Toilet within the home ****43%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **52% Tap water ****65%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****56%** **52% Television ****30%** **34% Mobile phone ****42%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **20% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 · ■ Tumsar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **81.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **953 Working population ****51.5%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 73.1% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (8%) · **■** Marginal 235 (45%) 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 Tumsar - Deorideo1,092 people - Deosarra1,080 people - Dhanegaon1,074 people - Tudka1,048 people - Pipari chunni1,004 people - Machhera1,001 people - Mahalgaon979 people - Sundartola973 people [All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chargaon from Bhandara?38 km by road - What is the population of Chargaon?1,019 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chargaon in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?83.2% (Census 2011)