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About Chargaon Village

Chargaon is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 357 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.52 hectares hectares.

Chargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 284.52 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 357
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chargaon compares

By the 2011 count Chargaon is the 88th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 284.52 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Chargaon

Chargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chargaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chargaon from other places

Chargaon lies about 21 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Ghoradongri, about 6.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chargaon
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Ghoradongri 6.7 km
Nearest town Sārni 17 km
District headquarters Betul 21 km

Villages closest to Chargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chargaon village had a population of 683. That makes it the 88th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Chargaon village has 357 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargaon has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Chargaon covers 284.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chargaon falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chargaon is Ghoradongri, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chargaon.

Chargaon is about 21 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chargaon is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Ghoda Dongri is about 6.6 km away. Ghoradongri is about 6.7 km away. Sārni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shobhapur (1.8 km), Ankawadi (1.8 km) and Ratanpur (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chargaon today is likely to be higher.

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