# Chargaon Village, Bhadravati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhadravati, Chandrapur 

# Chargaon

Chargaon is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 78 households**, the 89th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 279people (2011)
- 78households
- 76.3%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Chargaon PIN code and other codes

Chargaon falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code541229

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?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bhadravati (nearest town)10 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhadravati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhadravati
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 17% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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, 78 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargaon · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**66%

Tap water ****49%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**74%

Use banking services ****76%**

**78%

Television ****49%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**32%

Own their home ****74%**

**88%

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 · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**936

Working population ****55.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.4% for women. 67% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (31%) · **■** Marginal 56 (36%)

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 Bhadravati

- Belora301 people
- Gunjala293 people
- Kudrara Raiyyatwan292 people
- Khutala Bhake290 people
- Pewara Tukum279 people
- Visapur Raiyyatwari279 people
- Telawasa277 people
- Gulgaon Tukum269 people

[All 154 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chargaon from Chandrapur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Chargaon?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargaon in?Chandrapur district (Bhadravati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chargaon?76.3% (Census 2011)