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About Chingkhu Village

Chingkhu is a mid sized village in Sawombung tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 327 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chingkhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chingkhu village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Sawombung
Pincode 795114
Area (hectares) 79.41 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 327
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chingkhu compares

By the 2011 count Chingkhu is the 46th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 79.41 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chingkhu

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

How far is Chingkhu from other places

Chingkhu lies about 6.4 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Phayeng, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chingkhu
Tehsil headquarters Sawombung 4.4 km
District headquarters Imphal East 6.4 km
Nearest town Imphal 12 km
Nearest railway station Phayeng 19 km

Villages closest to Chingkhu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawombung tehsil.

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.

Common questions about Chingkhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chingkhu village had a population of 642. That makes it the 46th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Chingkhu village has 327 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingkhu has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chingkhu is 795114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chingkhu covers 79.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chingkhu falls under Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Chingkhu is Phayeng, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chingkhu is about 6.4 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chingkhu is in Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district. Sawombung is about 4.4 km away. Imphal East is about 6.4 km away. Imphal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yumnam Khunou (under 2 km), Pangei (under 2 km) and Haraorou (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chingkhu today is likely to be higher.

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