# Chhayanmena Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/chhayanmena/ Village · Sonkatch, Dewas # Chhayanmena Chhayanmena is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,591 people in 290 households**, the 22nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 1,591people (2011) - 290households - 73.7%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Chhayanmena PIN code and other codes Chhayanmena falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSonkatch - Census village code473391 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhayanmena from nearby towns? - Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)45 km by road - Sonkatch (nearest town)15 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 Chhayanmena? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chhayanmena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Chhayanmena known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 70% of the 871 hectares of village land is sown, and 524 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 Chhayanmena Of every 100 households in Chhayanmena in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chhayanmena · ■ Sonkatch rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****15%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **82% Tap water ****52%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****82%** **42% Television ****51%** **32% Mobile phone ****79%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****27%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **32% 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 Chhayanmena? ■ Chhayanmena · ■ Sonkatch rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **67.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **936 Working population ****52.5%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 257 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 435 (52%) 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 Sonkatch - Kheriyajagir1,702 people - Nipanya Hurhur1,674 people - Garhkhajuriya1,670 people - Dakachya1,622 people - Lakumdi1,575 people - Sarsoda1,571 people - Ghatiyabhana1,565 people - Jalodiya1,525 people [All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chhayanmena from Dewas?45 km by road - What is the population of Chhayanmena?1,591 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhayanmena in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chhayanmena?73.7% (Census 2011)