# Chhayan Village, Jaora, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jaora, Ratlam 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Jaora sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **641 people in 147 households**, the 95th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 641people (2011)
- 147households
- 68.3%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

Chhayan falls in Jaora sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaora
- Census village code470172

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?

- Jaora (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Ratlam (district HQ)49 km by road
- Jaora (nearest town)17 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 · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jawara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 **wheat and soyabean**. About 62% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Jaora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**73%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**7%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**37%

Television ****17%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 · ■ Jaora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**955

Working population ****53.7%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 43.3% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 339 (99%)

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 Jaora

- Banna Kheda706 people
- Batwadiya704 people
- Khojan Kheda688 people
- Kamaliya676 people
- Borwana635 people
- Manya Khedi631 people
- Hun Khedi626 people
- Nimbodiya625 people

[All 148 villages in Jaora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/jaora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Ratlam?49 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Ratlam district (Jaora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?68.3% (Census 2011)