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About Chhayan Village

Chhayan is a mid sized village in Mahroni tehsil, in the district of Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 934 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lalitpur
Tehsil Mahroni
Pincode 284405
Area (hectares) 496.27 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 934
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhayan compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan is the 74th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 496.27 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

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 5 - 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 Chhayan from other places

Chhayan lies about 37 km from Lalitpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikamgarh, about 29 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 Mahroni 6.7 km
Nearest town Tīkamgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Tikamgarh 29 km
District headquarters Lalitpur 37 km

Villages closest to Chhayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahroni 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 1,805. That makes it the 74th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Chhayan village has 934 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chhayan is 284405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhayan covers 496.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhayan falls under Mahroni tehsil of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhayan is Tikamgarh, about 29 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 village for Chhayan.

Chhayan is about 37 km from Lalitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayan is in Mahroni tehsil of Lalitpur district. Mahroni is about 6.7 km away. Tīkamgarh is about 26 km away. Tikamgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darona (1.7 km), Ajana (1.8 km) and Khiriyalatkanju (2.7 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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