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About Chargaon Village

Chargaon is a mid sized village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 286 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.44 hectares hectares.

Chargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 415.44 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 286
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 101st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 415.44 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

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 10+ 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 56 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bothiya, about 6.3 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 Bothiya 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 8.5 km
Nearest town Nainpur 17 km
District headquarters Seoni 56 km

Villages closest to Chargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keolari 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 570. That makes it the 101st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Chargaon village has 286 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargaon has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Chargaon covers 415.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chargaon falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chargaon is Bothiya, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chargaon.

Chargaon is about 56 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chargaon is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Bothiya is about 6.3 km away. Keolari is about 8.5 km away. Nainpur 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 Bandeli (2.1 km), Aharwara (2.3 km) and Sahajpuri (2.6 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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