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

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Village · Ratlam, Ratlam 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Ratlam sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 305 households**, the 64th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.

- 1,564people (2011)
- 305households
- 73.2%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRatlam
- Census village code470941

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?

- Ratlam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ratlam (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ratlam (nearest town)25 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ratlam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 **kapas, makka and soyabean**. About 44% of the 615 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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; 5 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Ratlam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**80%

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

**21%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**8%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**24%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Ratlam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**64.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**935

Working population ****74.9%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 67.8% for women. 75% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 767 (65%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 379 (32%)

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 Ratlam

- Bambori1,647 people
- Badodiya1,642 people
- Harthali1,628 people
- Negdada1,610 people
- Sanwliya Rundi1,535 people
- Bajeda1,527 people
- Mewasa1,527 people
- Diwel1,491 people

[All 171 villages in Ratlam](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/ratlam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Ratlam?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?1,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Ratlam district (Ratlam sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?73.2% (Census 2011)