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About Chhayan Village

Chhayan is a mid sized village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 332 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares.

Chhayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 389 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 332
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhayan compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan is the 57th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chhayan

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 <5 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 56 km from Mandsaur. 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 Shamgarh 2.8 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 2.8 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 56 km

Villages closest to Chhayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shamgarh 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 647. That makes it the 57th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Chhayan village has 332 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Chhayan covers 389 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 falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Chhayan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 56 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 Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Shamgarh is about 2.8 km away. Shāmgarh is about 2.8 km away. Mandsaur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semlihada (under 2 km), Barkheda Uda (2.0 km) and Takrawad (2.4 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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