By population, Chhayan ranks #79 of 139 villages in Badod mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhayan is a village of 724 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Badod tehsil, Agar-Malwa district, Madhya Pradesh, the 79th-largest of 139 villages in Badod tehsil. Literacy is 45%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Agar-Malwa district centre, 19 km from Dag, the nearest town, 33 km from Talavli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 465550, served by Barode post office; the LGD village code is 472411. The nearest hospital or health centre is DH Agar, 12 km away. The sarpanch is SITA BAI KAILASH, and the village votes in Agar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhav Singh. The population is estimated at 854 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chayan →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhayan · this village | 724 | 45% | — |
| Behka · Badod | 887 | 76% | 1.2 km W |
| Umari · Badod | 287 | 34% | 1.5 km NE |
| Pipalya Hamir · Badod | 909 | 46% | 1.7 km SW |
| Mundpura · Badod | 599 | 34% | 2.4 km SE |
| Guradiya Piplon · Badod | 889 | 38% | 2.9 km SE |
| Iklera Badod · Badod | 601 | 71% | 3.4 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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