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Chargawan

चारगवान
Dhanora mandal
Pincode 480661
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Dharamwati Sallam
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LGD code
496372
Pincode
480661
Post office
Seoni Barapathar
Population
460
Households
118
Literacy rate
54.8%
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000♂
Workers
199
Distance to district centre
56 km
Distance to mandal centre
25 km
Distance to Bhopal
229 km
Distance to Hyderabad
642 km
Nearest railway station
Bikrampur · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Lucky Star Hospital and Health Care Centre · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chargawan compares

By population, Chargawan ranks #82 of 114 villages in Dhanora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.8%
−3.1% vs mandal average
Chargawan
54.8%
Dhanora mandal
57.9%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
−4 vs mandal average
Chargawan
974
Dhanora mandal
978
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Chargawan
3.9
Dhanora mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chargawan at a glance

Chargawan is a village of 460 people in 118 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 82nd-largest of 114 villages in Dhanora tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Seoni district centre, 6 km from Bikrampur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480661, served by Seoni Barapathar post office; the LGD village code is 496372. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lucky Star Hospital and Health Care Centre, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Dharamwati Sallam, and the village votes in Gotegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Nagesh. The population is estimated at 542 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chargawan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SEONI
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
347.9
Irrigated area (ha)
158.05
Forest area (ha)
20.19

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chargawan

LGD code
496372
Pincode
480661
Post office
Seoni Barapathar
Population (Census 2011)
460
Population (projected 2026)
542
Households
118
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
974
Literacy rate
54.8%
Coordinates
23.05410°N, 79.63944°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gotegaon
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mahendra Nagesh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Dharamwati Sallam
Block / Mandal
Dhanora
Getting there

How to reach Chargawan

Mandal centre
Dhanora · ≈ 25 km
≈ 51 min by car · 1 h 1 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 54 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal229 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad642 km
  • Delhi664 km
  • Mumbai829 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBikrampur6 km
  • Hospital / PHCLucky Star Hospital and Health Care Centre10 km
  • ATM / bankUnion bank of India31 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil32 km
  • CollegeChanchala Bai College32 km
  • Police stationpolice station34 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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