| Chhaya | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
| Coordinates: | 21.6525°N 69.6747°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Porbandar |
| Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Governing Body: | Porbandar–Chhaya Municipal Corporation |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 47699 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 360578 |
| Registration Plate: | GJ-25 |
Chhaya is a city and a Municipal corporation in Porbandar district in the state of Gujarat, India. Chhaya and Porbandar are the twin cities of each other and both cities are jointly governed by Porbandar–Chhaya Municipal Corporation.
Chhaya is situated on the west bank of the Porbandar creek and the Mokal Ran lies to the west of it.
India census,[1] 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.
It was the Jethva capital after the abandonment of Ranpur and previous to the adoption of Porbandar, and the old palace is still there.[2]
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).
Now Chhaya is the twin city with Porbandar city with modern facilities.
Darbargarh, the palace of Jethwas at Chhaya was built around 1600.
The traditional Garba is organized here from monarchy period in Darbargadh area. Only traditional musical instruments and lyrics are used, no DJ.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Book: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar. 1884. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. VIII. 403.