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

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Village · Ujjain, Ujjain 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Ujjain sub-district of Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **506 people in 92 households**, the 110th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 506people (2011)
- 92households
- 66.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockUjjain
- Census village code471876

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?

- Ujjain (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ujjain (district HQ)12 km by road
- Ujjain (nearest town)12 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mediya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ujjain
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ujjain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Chhayan known for?

About 86% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Ujjain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**85%

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

**34%

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

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**87%

Use banking services ****24%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****31%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Ujjain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**960

Working population ****43.9%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 48.3% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (76%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 30 (14%)

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 Ujjain

- Bodani564 people
- Sabalpur540 people
- Silarkhedi538 people
- Madhopur522 people
- Tankariya Kazi454 people
- Kuwariya436 people
- Khetiyakhedi416 people
- Bhanwri407 people

[All 131 villages in Ujjain](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ujjain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Ujjain?12 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Ujjain district (Ujjain sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?66.4% (Census 2011)