# Chhayan Village, Buxwaha, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Buxwaha, Chhatarpur 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Buxwaha sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 93 households**, the 58th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 505people (2011)
- 93households
- 59.8%literacy
- 823females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

Chhayan falls in Buxwaha sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBuxwaha
- Census village code458428

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chhayan from nearby towns?

- Buxwaha (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Buxwaha (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chhayan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chhayan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bajna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bada Malhera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhayan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, soyabean and urad**. About 24% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chhayan

Of every 100 households in Chhayan in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**33%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chhayan?

■ Chhayan · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****823**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**908

Working population ****52.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 48.6% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 233 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 12 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Buxwaha

- Mangarai545 people
- Pipariya Kalan527 people
- Sanauda521 people
- Kudanjani520 people
- Kanjra482 people
- Nandpon453 people
- Bhujpura446 people
- Siddhai431 people

[All 131 villages in Buxwaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/buxwaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Chhatarpur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Chhatarpur district (Buxwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?59.8% (Census 2011)