About Chhayan Village

Chhayan is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 312 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.45 hectares hectares.

Chhayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Tehsil	Malhargarh
Area (hectares)	184.45 hectares
Population	615
Male Population	312
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhayan compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan is the 106th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 184.45 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 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 10+ km distance. 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 36 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Matyakheri, about 13 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	Matyakheri	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malhargarh	13 km
Nearest town	Manāsa	14 km
District headquarters	Mandsaur	36 km

Villages closest to Chhayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malhargarh 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 615. That makes it the 106th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Chhayan village has 312 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan has about 971 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.

Chhayan covers 184.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhayan falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhayan is Matyakheri, about 13 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 village for Chhayan.

Chhayan is about 36 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayan is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Matyakheri is about 13 km away. Malhargarh is about 13 km away. Manāsa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.