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- LGD code
- 108199
- Pincode
- 312624
- Population
- 435
- Households
- 108
- Literacy rate
- 49%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 270
Census 2011 · in context
How Chhayan compares
By population, Chhayan ranks #63 of 66 villages in Peepalkhoont mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.0%
+14.6% vs mandal average
- Chhayan
- 49.0%
- Peepalkhoont mandal
- 34.4%
- Pratapgarh district
- 46.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
−24 vs mandal average
- Chhayan
- 959
- Peepalkhoont mandal
- 983
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Chhayan
- 4.0
- Peepalkhoont mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhayan at a glance
Chhayan is a village of 435 people in 108 households (Census 2011) in Peepalkhoont tehsil, Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan, the 63rd-largest of 66 villages in Peepalkhoont tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 15 points above the tehsil average of 34% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 312624; the LGD village code is 108199. The village votes in Chittorgarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandrabhan Singh Chouhan. The population is estimated at 513 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Peeloo →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhayan · this village | 435 | 49% | — |
| Peeloo · Pratapgarh | 1,781 | 65% | — |
| Peelu Khera · Pratapgarh | 835 | 49% | — |
| Kolvi Mandir · Pratapgarh | 522 | 69% | — |
| Tofakhera · Pratapgarh | 491 | 71% | — |
| Bhatkheri · Pratapgarh | 250 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chhayan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PRATAPGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 449
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 49.69
- Forest area (ha)
- 111
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chhayan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chhayan
- LGD code
- 108199
- Pincode
- 312624
- Population (Census 2011)
- 435
- Population (projected 2026)
- 513
- Households
- 108
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 49.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chittorgarh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chittorgarh
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Joshi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandrabhan Singh Chouhan
- Block / Mandal
- Peepalkhoont
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 312624
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- NayanPeepalkhoont mandal2,919 pop
- MorwaniyaPeepalkhoont mandal2,730 pop
- BoriPeepalkhoont mandal2,122 pop
- BakhtorPeepalkhoont mandal2,023 pop
- MahuwalPeepalkhoont mandal1,947 pop
- PandawaSuhagpura mandal1,911 pop
- JamliPeepalkhoont mandal1,780 pop
- TamtiyaPeepalkhoont mandal1,753 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)