About Chhayan Village

Chhayan is a large village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,973, made up of 1,490 males and 1,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1394.39 hectares hectares.

Chhayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dhar
Tehsil	Badnawar
Area (hectares)	1394.39 hectares
Population	2,973
Male Population	1,490
Female Population	1,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhayan compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan is the 16th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 1394.39 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

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 village. 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 74 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Bildi, about 7.4 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
Nearest railway station	Bildi	7.4 km
Nearest town	Ratlām	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Badnawar	32 km
District headquarters	Dhar	74 km

Villages closest to Chhayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badnawar 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 2,973. That makes it the 16th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Chhayan village has 1,490 males and 1,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan has about 995 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 982.

Chhayan covers 1394.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhayan falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhayan is Bildi, about 7.4 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 village for Chhayan.

Chhayan is about 74 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayan is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Bildi is about 7.4 km away. Ratlām is about 17 km away. Badnawar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.