# Mendha Chargaon Village, Nagbhir, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/nagbhir/mendha-chargaon/ Village · Nagbhir, Chandrapur # Mendha Chargaon Mendha Chargaon is a village in Nagbhir sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 130 households**, the 72nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 559people (2011) - 130households - 71.9%literacy - 1,025females per 1,000 males ## Mendha Chargaon PIN code and other codes Mendha Chargaon falls in Nagbhir sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNagbhir - Census village code540699 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mendha Chargaon from nearby towns? - Nagbhir (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)85 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)38 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 Mendha Chargaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mendha 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talodhi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Talodhi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Talodhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Mendha Chargaon known for? About 37% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and -8 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 Mendha Chargaon Of every 100 households in Mendha Chargaon in 2011, 73 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mendha Chargaon · ■ Nagbhir rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **70% Toilet within the home ****54%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **57% Tap water ****1%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **86% Use banking services ****23%** **67% Television ****30%** **26% Mobile phone ****41%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **30% Own their home ****87%** **92% 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 Mendha Chargaon? ■ Mendha Chargaon · ■ Nagbhir rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **947 Working population ****65.7%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 60.8% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (92%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Nagbhir - Kunghada Chak616 people - Bikli609 people - Sonapur606 people - Dhamagaon Chak568 people - Irvha554 people - Chargaon Manapur541 people - Chargaon Chak531 people - Chindhimal515 people [All 138 villages in Nagbhir](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/nagbhir/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mendha Chargaon from Chandrapur?85 km by road - What is the population of Mendha Chargaon?559 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mendha Chargaon in?Chandrapur district (Nagbhir sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Mendha Chargaon?71.9% (Census 2011)