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

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Village · Badod, Shajapur 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Badod sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **724 people in 130 households**, the 79th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 724people (2011)
- 130households
- 53.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

Chhayan falls in Badod sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBadod
- Census village code472411

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?

- Badod (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Badod (nearest town)18 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?

6 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 · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Agar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 66% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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, 83 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Badod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**56%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**1%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**28%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Badod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**950

Working population ****58.4%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 43.5% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 302 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 92 (22%)

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 Badod

- Dehariya Nana755 people
- Pipalya Chacha754 people
- Singalya749 people
- Ralayti733 people
- Deoli Agar724 people
- Barkheda Badod709 people
- Barothi Khurd697 people
- Akya Agar689 people

[All 139 villages in Badod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/badod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Shajapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Shajapur district (Badod sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?53.9% (Census 2011)