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About Chhayan Khurd Village

Chhayan Khurd is a small village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 128 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.46 hectares hectares.

Chhayan Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 156.46 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 128
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan Khurd is the 147th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 156.46 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Chhayan Khurd

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

Chhayan Khurd lies about 29 km from Badnawar, and the nearest railway station is Dhar, about 18 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Dhar 18 km
Nearest town Dhār 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 29 km

Villages closest to Chhayan Khurd

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.

Common questions about Chhayan Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhayan Khurd village had a population of 262. That makes it the 147th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Chhayan Khurd village has 128 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan Khurd has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Chhayan Khurd covers 156.46 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 Khurd falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhayan Khurd is Dhar, about 18 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 Khurd.

Chhayan Khurd is about 29 km from Badnawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayan Khurd is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Dhar is about 18 km away. Dhār is about 20 km away. Badnawar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopal Khedi (under 2 km), Katlawada (under 2 km) and Karadiya (1.8 km).

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

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