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About Chhayani Village

Chhayani is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 273 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.28 hectares hectares.

Chhayani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 117.28 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 273
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Chhayani compares

By the 2011 count Chhayani is the 71st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 117.28 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Chhayani

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

Chhayani lies about 40 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 35 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 Chhayani
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 22 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 31 km
Nearest railway station Namli 35 km
District headquarters Ratlam 40 km

Villages closest to Chhayani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhayani village had a population of 529. That makes it the 71st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Chhayani village has 273 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayani has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Chhayani covers 117.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhayani falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhayani is Namli, about 35 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 Chhayani.

Chhayani is about 40 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayani is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 22 km away. Bānswāra is about 31 km away. Namli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindwara (under 2 km), Gwalgarh (3.3 km) and Makanpura (4.0 km).

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

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