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About Chargaon Village

Chargaon is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 521 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.73 hectares hectares.

Chargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 582.73 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 521
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chargaon compares

By the 2011 count Chargaon is the 23rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 582.73 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

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 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 54 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Gwarighat, about 32 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 Niwas 20 km
Nearest railway station Gwarighat 32 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 33 km
District headquarters Mandla 54 km

Villages closest to Chargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Niwas 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 1,055. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Chargaon village has 521 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargaon has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Chargaon covers 582.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chargaon is Gwarighat, about 32 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chargaon.

Chargaon is about 54 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 Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 20 km away. Gwarighat is about 32 km away. Jabalpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maneri (4.3 km), Takweli (4.5 km) and Kohani (4.6 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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