About Chichong Village

Chichong is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 63 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichong village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Spiti
Pincode	172114
Area (hectares)	491.93 hectares
Population	144
Male Population	63
Female Population	81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,286
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichong compares

By the 2011 count Chichong is the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 491.93 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Chichong

Chichong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chichong as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barpa, Chamling, Chhidang and Chicham Khas. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chichong

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichong village had a population of 144. That makes it the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Chichong village has 63 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichong has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Chichong is 172114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichong covers 491.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chichong falls under Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chichong notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chichong.

Chichong is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.