Chhan | |
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Coordinates: 24°35′N 76°10′E / 24.59°N 76.16°ECoordinates: 24°35′N 76°10′E / 24.59°N 76.16°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 481 ha (1,189 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 765 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 326037[1] |
Village code | 04066400 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-17 |
Sex ratio | 1000/946 ♂/♀ |
Website | jhalawar |
Chhan is a small village of 481 hectares in Manohar Thana Tehsil in Jhalawar district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Chhan depends on Aklera, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, which is 8.09% of the total supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Chhan is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Chhan's pin code is 326037[4], and village code is 04066400. The area of Chhan is segregated as 121.14 hectares irrigated area, 112.34 hectares unirrigated, the 107.28 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 34.28 hectare area not available for cultivation.
The village is connected with a single bus service. Chhan has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Chhan is a census village in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 765 and has total administration over 155 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 278 people are literate in Chhan out of which 200 are males and 78 are females.
Chhan has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 390 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 187 male, 203 female with 316 (81.03%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 154 males and 162 females. 116 males and 121 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 33 male and 39 female agricultural labor. 74 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Aklera and Jhalawar to sell agricultural produce and make their living.