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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chhaya
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Porbandar district|Porbandar]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Porbandar Taluka|Porbandar]]
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| population_total = 47699
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 360578
| registration_plate =[[List of RTO districts in India#GJ.E2.80.94Gujarat|GJ]]-25
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
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'''Chhaya''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Porbandar district]] and [[Porbandar Taluka]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]].

==Geography==
Chhaya is situated on the west bank of the Porbandar creek and the Mokal Ran lies to the west of it.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Chhaya had a population of 38,525. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chhaya has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 62%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. According to the 1881 census it had 996 inhabitants.<ref name="bg"/>

==History==
It was the [[Jethva]] capital after the abandonment of [[Ranpur, Gujarat|Ranpur]] and previous to the adoption of Porbandar, and the old palace is still there.<ref name="bg">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text)|url=https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D|year=1884|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay|volume=VIII|pages=403}}</ref>

Jethwas are from Chhaya village. The Jethwas have had capitals at starting with Morvi in 900 AD, changing with times to Shrinagar, Dhank, Chhaya, Ghumli, Ranpur and lastly to Porbandar (from 1685 till 1947).

==Suburb of Porbandar==
Now Chhaya is the suburb of Porbandar city with modern facilities.

==Main-attraction==
Darbargarh, the palace of Jethwas at Chhaya was built around 1600.

The traditional [[Garba (dance)|Garba]] is organized here from [[monarchy]] period in Darbargadh area. Only traditional musical instruments and lyrics are used, no DJ.

==References==
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[[File:PD-icon.svg|10px]] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the [[public domain]]: {{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar|url=https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D|year=1884|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay|volume=VIII|pages=403}}

{{Municipalities of Gujarat}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Porbandar district]]

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