# Chhayan Village, Badnawar, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/badnawar/chhayan/ Village · Badnawar, Dhar # Chhayan Chhayan is a village in Badnawar sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,973 people in 646 households**, the 16th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 2,973people (2011) - 646households - 53.0%literacy - 995females per 1,000 males ## Chhayan PIN code and other codes Chhayan falls in Badnawar sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBadnawar - Census village code474426 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? - Badnawar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Dhar (district HQ)65 km by road - Badnawar (nearest town)12 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chhayan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badnawar - ○Degree college10+ km · Badnawar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 **cotton, soyabean and makka**. About 51% of the 1,394 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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, 78 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chhayan · ■ Badnawar rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **87% Toilet within the home ****10%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **60% Tap water ****23%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****11%** **49% Television ****8%** **31% Mobile phone ****20%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****68%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 · ■ Badnawar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **904 Working population ****53.9%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.2% for men and 44.9% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 822 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (42%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (3%) · **■** Marginal 39 (2%) 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 Badnawar - Dholana3,236 people - Bhensola3,050 people - Kheda3,006 people - Kachhi Baroda2,983 people - Baloda2,818 people - Palwada2,794 people - Chira Khan2,520 people - Shambhopada2,344 people [All 172 villages in Badnawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/badnawar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chhayan from Dhar?65 km by road - What is the population of Chhayan?2,973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhayan in?Dhar district (Badnawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?53.0% (Census 2011)