# Chhayan Village, Thandla, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thandla, Jhabua 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Thandla sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 184 households**, the 65th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.2%.

- 985people (2011)
- 184households
- 25.1%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

Chhayan falls in Thandla sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockThandla
- Census village code504095

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?

- Thandla (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)63 km by road
- Thandla (nearest town)33 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kakanwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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?

About 66% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Thandla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**43%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**75%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Thandla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.1%**

**37.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**932

Working population ****41.2%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.2% for men and 21.2% for women. 41% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 229 (56%)

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 Thandla

- Sagwa1,037 people
- Naharpura Khawasa1,028 people
- Junwaniya Badda1,021 people
- Kotda1,007 people
- Kushalpura975 people
- Ganeshpura955 people
- Nawapada943 people
- Gularipada915 people

[All 112 villages in Thandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/thandla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Jhabua?63 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Jhabua district (Thandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?25.1% (Census 2011)