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About Chhayan Khurd Village

Chhayan Khurd is a small village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 258 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.25 hectares hectares.

Chhayan Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 419.25 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 258
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 419.25 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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 - 10 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 65 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Bercha, about 31 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
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 4.3 km
Nearest town Ashta 26 km
Nearest railway station Bercha 31 km
District headquarters Sehore 65 km

Villages closest to Chhayan Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawar 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 492. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Chhayan Khurd village has 258 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan Khurd has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Chhayan Khurd covers 419.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhayan Khurd falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhayan Khurd is Bercha, about 31 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhayan Khurd.

Chhayan Khurd is about 65 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayan Khurd is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 4.3 km away. Ashta is about 26 km away. Bercha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamuliya Raimal (2.1 km), Kundiya Nathu (2.7 km) and Kajlas (2.8 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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