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About Chargaon Village

Chargaon is a mid sized village in Baraily tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 560 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.12 hectares hectares.

Chargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Baraily
Area (hectares) 563.12 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 560
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chargaon compares

By the 2011 count Chargaon is the 36th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 563.12 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Chargaon

Chargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 33 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 Baraily 6.3 km
Nearest town Bareli 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 33 km
District headquarters Raisen 54 km

Villages closest to Chargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baraily 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 1,033. That makes it the 36th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Chargaon village has 560 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargaon has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Chargaon covers 563.12 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 Baraily tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chargaon is Sobhapur, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chargaon.

Chargaon is about 54 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chargaon is in Baraily tehsil of Raisen district. Baraily is about 6.3 km away. Bareli is about 6.3 km away. Sobhapur 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 Semri Tippa (1.9 km), Samnapur Jagir (2.0 km) and Khairi Bulakhichand (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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