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Chhayan Population - Dohad, Gujarat

Chhayan is a large village located in Jhalod Taluka of Dohad district, Gujarat with total 647 families residing. The Chhayan village has population of 3950 of which 1994 are males while 1956 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chhayan village population of children with age 0-6 is 844 which makes up 21.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chhayan village is 981 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Chhayan as per census is 972, higher than Gujarat average of 890.

Chhayan village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Chhayan village was 56.66 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Chhayan Male literacy stands at 69.41 % while female literacy rate was 43.70 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Chhayan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Chhayan village.

Chhayan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 647 - -
Population 3,950 1,994 1,956
Child (0-6) 844 428 416
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 3,947 1,991 1,956
Literacy 56.66 % 69.41 % 43.70 %
Total Workers 2,058 1,030 1,028
Main Worker 1,008 - -
Marginal Worker 1,050 344 706

Caste Factor

In Chhayan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.92 % of total population in Chhayan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Chhayan village of Dohad.

Work Profile

In Chhayan village out of total population, 2058 were engaged in work activities. 48.98 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.02 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2058 workers engaged in Main Work, 868 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 75 were Agricultural labourer.