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About Chhayana Village

Chhayana is a mid sized village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 524 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhayana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327031
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 1,082
Male Population 524
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
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 Chhayana compares

By the 2011 count Chhayana is the 133rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chhayana

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

Chhayana lies about 32 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 65 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 Chhayana
Tehsil headquarters Bagidora 14 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 29 km
District headquarters Banswara 32 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 65 km

Villages closest to Chhayana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhayana village had a population of 1,082. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Chhayana village has 524 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayana has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chhayana is 327031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhayana covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhayana falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chhayana is Jekot, about 65 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 Chhayana.

Chhayana is about 32 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayana is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 14 km away. Sāgwāra is about 29 km away. Banswara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhayna (under 2 km), Naharpura (under 2 km) and Peechhawara (1.6 km).

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

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