About Chhayan Village

Chhayan is a large village in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,950, made up of 1,994 males and 1,956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2368.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Dohad
Tehsil	Jhalod
Pincode	389180
Area (hectares)	2368.29 hectares
Population	3,950
Male Population	1,994
Female Population	1,956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhayan compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan is the 36th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 2368.29 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 985.

Getting to Chhayan

Chhayan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhayan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhayan from other places

Chhayan lies about 30 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Bordi, about 25 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 Chhayan
Tehsil headquarters	Jhalod	19 km
Nearest town	Jhālod	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bordi	25 km
District headquarters	Dohad	30 km

Villages closest to Chhayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhalod 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.

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Common questions about Chhayan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhayan village had a population of 3,950. That makes it the 36th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Chhayan village has 1,994 males and 1,956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan has about 981 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Chhayan is 389180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhayan covers 2368.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhayan falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chhayan is Bordi, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Chhayan.

Chhayan is about 30 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayan is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 19 km away. Jhālod is about 19 km away. Bordi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.