# Chhayan Village, Mahroni, Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mahroni, Lalitpur 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Mahroni sub-district of Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,805 people in 321 households**, the 75th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,805people (2011)
- 321households
- 67.6%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhayan

Of every 100 households in Chhayan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Mahroni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****85%**

**70%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

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 Chhayan?

■ Chhayan · ■ Mahroni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**911

Working population ****57.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 50.1% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 755 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (5%) · **■** Marginal 163 (16%)

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 Mahroni

- Gangchari1,837 people
- Maiguwan1,828 people
- Bir1,820 people
- Arjun Khiriya1,818 people
- Chidaura1,768 people
- Korwans1,767 people
- Marroli1,719 people
- Ramgarha1,718 people

[All 300 villages in Mahroni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lalitpur/mahroni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhayan?1,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Lalitpur district (Mahroni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?67.6% (Census 2011)