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About Chargaon Village

Chargaon is a small village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 228 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.99 hectares hectares.

Chargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 359.99 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 228
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
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 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 359.99 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 933.

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 12 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tadali Junction, about 2.9 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 Tadali Junction 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 12 km
Nearest town Chānda 12 km

Villages closest to Chargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandrapur 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 420. That makes it the 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Chargaon village has 228 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargaon has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Chargaon covers 359.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chargaon falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chargaon is Tadali Junction, about 2.9 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 12 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chargaon is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Tadali Junction is about 2.9 km away. Chandrapur is about 12 km away. Chānda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadali (2.2 km), Morwa (2.5 km) and Umrilalman (3.0 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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