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About Chargaon Village

Chargaon is a mid sized village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 340 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1020 hectares hectares.

Chargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 1020 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 340
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chargaon compares

By the 2011 count Chargaon is the 51st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 1020 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chargaon

Chargaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 37 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Sonkhamb, about 1.9 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 Sonkhamb 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Katol 17 km
Nearest town Kātol 17 km
District headquarters Nagpur 37 km

Villages closest to Chargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katol 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 694. That makes it the 51st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Chargaon village has 340 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargaon has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Chargaon covers 1020 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chargaon falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chargaon is Sonkhamb, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chargaon.

Chargaon is about 37 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chargaon is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Sonkhamb is about 1.9 km away. Katol is about 17 km away. Kātol 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 Sonkhamb (2.7 km), Yenvihira (3.5 km) and Tarabodi (3.8 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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