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About Chongmun Village

Chongmun is a small village in Nungba tehsil, in the district of Tamenglong, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 139 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 795147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chongmun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chongmun village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Tamenglong
Tehsil Nungba
Pincode 795147
Population 272
Male Population 139
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chongmun compares

By the 2011 count Chongmun is the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 643 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Chongmun

Chongmun is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chongmun as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chongmun from other places

Chongmun lies about 47 km from Tamenglong, and the nearest railway station is Vangaichungpao, about 6.3 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 Chongmun
Nearest railway station Vangaichungpao 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nungba 25 km
Nearest town Silchar 40 km
District headquarters Tamenglong 47 km

Villages closest to Chongmun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nungba 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 Chongmun

As per the Census of India 2011, Chongmun village had a population of 272. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 643 residents.

Chongmun village has 139 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chongmun has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Chongmun is 795147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chongmun falls under Nungba tehsil of Tamenglong district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Chongmun is Vangaichungpao, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance for Chongmun.

Chongmun is about 47 km from Tamenglong in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chongmun is in Nungba tehsil of Tamenglong district. Vangaichungpao is about 6.3 km away. Nungba is about 25 km away. Silchar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are T Khongmol (8.4 km), T Molbung (8.4 km) and Longkaiphun (16 km).

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

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