# Chhayan Village, Shahgarh, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahgarh, Sagar 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Shahgarh sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **74 people in 18 households**, the 107th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 74people (2011)
- 18households
- 67.2%literacy
- 574females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

Chhayan falls in Shahgarh sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahgarh
- Census village code460381

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?

- Shahgarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Shahgarh (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chhayan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahgrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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, chana and soyabean**. About 26% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Shahgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**39%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**46%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 · ■ Shahgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****574**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****300**

**929

Working population ****55.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 41.7% for women. 49% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (22%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 18 (44%)

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 Shahgarh

- Chakk Gora Katya92 people
- Alampur90 people
- Bilguwan88 people
- Chouki82 people
- Fulwari56 people
- Harrai1 people
- Neguan Bineka1 people

[All 128 villages in Shahgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/shahgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Sagar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?74 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Sagar district (Shahgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?67.2% (Census 2011)