# Chhan Village, Karera, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karera, Shivpuri 

# Chhan

Chhan is a village in Karera sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **653 people in 135 households**, the 84th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 653people (2011)
- 135households
- 53.0%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Chhan PIN code and other codes

Chhan falls in Karera sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarera
- Census village code455629

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chhan from nearby towns?

- Karera (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Karera (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 Chhan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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
- ○Public library10+ 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 Chhan known for?

The main crops are **groundnut**. About 52% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Chhan

Of every 100 households in Chhan in 2011, 38 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhan · ■ Karera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**45%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chhan?

■ Chhan · ■ Karera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**880

Working population ****53.0%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 36.3% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 114 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (10%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 180 (52%)

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 Karera

- Bahadurpur681 people
- Jugaha675 people
- Ukayala673 people
- Khadpura663 people
- Dangipura582 people
- Khaira Kotiya520 people
- Utwaha470 people
- Dhamna464 people

[All 103 villages in Karera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/karera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhan from Shivpuri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chhan?653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhan in?Shivpuri district (Karera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhan?53.0% (Census 2011)