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About Chargaon Village

Chargaon is a mid sized village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 551 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653.69 hectares hectares.

Chargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 653.69 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 551
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chargaon compares

By the 2011 count Chargaon is the 14th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 653.69 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

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 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 34 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Ghunsore, about 34 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 Narayanganj 5.4 km
District headquarters Mandla 34 km
Nearest town Mandlā 34 km
Nearest railway station Ghunsore 34 km

Villages closest to Chargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanganj 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 1,123. That makes it the 14th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Chargaon village has 551 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargaon has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Chargaon covers 653.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chargaon falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chargaon is Ghunsore, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 34 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chargaon is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 5.4 km away. Mandla is about 34 km away. Mandlā is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahirwara (3.1 km), Tikariya (3.4 km) and Singhanpuri (4.2 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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