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About Chhan Village

Chhan is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 387 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.25 hectares hectares.

Chhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 420.25 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 387
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhan compares

By the 2011 count Chhan is the 80th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 420.25 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 876.

Getting to Chhan

Chhan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chhan from other places

Chhan lies about 33 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 26 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 Chhan
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 13 km
Nearest town Bhānder 13 km
Nearest railway station Moth 26 km
District headquarters Datia 33 km

Villages closest to Chhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan village had a population of 711. That makes it the 80th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Chhan village has 387 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Chhan covers 420.25 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.

Chhan falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhan is Moth, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhan.

Chhan is about 33 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhan is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Bhander is about 13 km away. Bhānder is about 13 km away. Moth is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiriya Faijulla (under 2 km), Imaliya (under 2 km) and Nadiya (under 2 km).

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

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