# Chhayan Village, Shamgarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 153 households**, the 58th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 647people (2011)
- 153households
- 53.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGaroth
- Census village code469503

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?

- Shamgarh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)83 km by road
- Shamgarh (nearest town)3 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 · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shamgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 92% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**76%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**19%

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

**10%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****60%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**924

Working population ****54.4%**

**53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 35.4% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (15%) · **■** Marginal 134 (38%)

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 Shamgarh

- Chandkhedi719 people
- Bakana692 people
- Ranayara691 people
- Palkhanda655 people
- Amli642 people
- Bhangdi640 people
- Manpura640 people
- Ramkhedi640 people

[All 96 villages in Shamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Mandsaur?83 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?53.6% (Census 2011)