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About Chhayan Village

Chhayan is a mid sized village in Buxwaha tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 277 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares.

Chhayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Buxwaha
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 277
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhayan compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan is the 56th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 847.

Getting to Chhayan

Chhayan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhayan as Available within <5 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 Chhayan from other places

Chhayan lies about 91 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 41 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 Buxwaha 24 km
Nearest town Banda 26 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 41 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 91 km

Villages closest to Chhayan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhayan village had a population of 505. That makes it the 56th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Chhayan village has 277 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 847.

Chhayan covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhayan falls under Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhayan is Ganeshganj, about 41 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhayan.

Chhayan is about 91 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayan is in Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Buxwaha is about 24 km away. Banda is about 26 km away. Ganeshganj is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichhaun (3.5 km), Mara (6.9 km) and Govindpura (8.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhayan today is likely to be higher.

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