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About Chhain Village

Chhain is a small village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 212 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1171.63 hectares hectares.

Chhain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhain village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 1171.63 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 212
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhain compares

By the 2011 count Chhain is the 119th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 1171.63 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chhain

Chhain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhain 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 Chhain from other places

Chhain lies about 42 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Turki, about 27 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 Chhain
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 15 km
Nearest railway station Turki 27 km
Nearest town Rewa 30 km
District headquarters Satna 42 km

Villages closest to Chhain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhain village had a population of 421. That makes it the 119th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Chhain village has 212 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhain has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Chhain covers 1171.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhain falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhain is Turki, about 27 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 Chhain.

Chhain is about 42 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhain is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Amarpatan is about 15 km away. Turki is about 27 km away. Rewa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amjhar (2.7 km), Nausa (3.9 km) and Bhadri (4.2 km).

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

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