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About Chhayan Village

Chhayan is a small village in Peepalkhoont tehsil, in the district of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 222 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pratapgarh
Tehsil Peepalkhoont
Pincode 312605
Area (hectares) 449 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 222
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhayan compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan is the 113th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chhayan

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

Chhayan lies about 13 km from Pratapgarh, and the nearest railway station is Piplia, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Peepalkhoont 13 km
District headquarters Pratapgarh 13 km
Nearest town Pratāpgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Piplia 18 km

Villages closest to Chhayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peepalkhoont 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 435. That makes it the 113th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Chhayan village has 222 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Chhayan is 312605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhayan covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhayan falls under Peepalkhoont tehsil of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chhayan is Piplia, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhayan.

Chhayan is about 13 km from Pratapgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayan is in Peepalkhoont tehsil of Pratapgarh district. Peepalkhoont is about 13 km away. Pratapgarh is about 13 km away. Pratāpgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhayan Kotra (under 2 km), Cheeron Ka Mal (under 2 km) and Mata Ka Bara (under 2 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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