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About Chargaon Village

Chargaon is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 420 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1100.75 hectares hectares.

Chargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 1100.75 hectares
Population 814
Male Population 420
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chargaon compares

By the 2011 count Chargaon is the 46th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 1100.75 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chargaon

Chargaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chargaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 55 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 5.4 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
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 7.1 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 7.1 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 55 km

Villages closest to Chargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohagpur 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 814. That makes it the 46th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Chargaon village has 420 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargaon has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Chargaon covers 1100.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chargaon falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chargaon is Sobhapur, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chargaon.

Chargaon is about 55 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chargaon is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sobhapur is about 5.4 km away. Sohagpur is about 7.1 km away. Sohāgpur is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churna (under 2 km), Manakwada (1.8 km) and Sukari (2.0 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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