# Chhayan Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **615 people in 125 households**, the 115th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 615people (2011)
- 125households
- 62.3%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

Chhayan falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469290

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?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Narayangarh (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?

10 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 63% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 73 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**32%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736**

**950

Working population ****50.6%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 42.4% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (56%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 84 (27%)

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 Malhargarh

- Irli645 people
- Hanumantiya640 people
- Sudwas639 people
- Bhainsakheda623 people
- Jetpura588 people
- Kachariya576 people
- Akyamedi575 people
- Ambaw569 people

[All 168 villages in Malhargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Mandsaur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?62.3% (Census 2011)