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About Chigisin Village

Chigisin is a small village in Dambo Rongjeng tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 169 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chigisin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chigisin village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
Tehsil Dambo Rongjeng
Pincode 793111
Population 306
Male Population 169
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chigisin compares

By the 2011 count Chigisin is the 63rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 275 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chigisin

Chigisin is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chigisin as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Cheran Songgital, Cheran Songgitcham, Chibilbang and Chichra Apal. 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.

Common questions about Chigisin

As per the Census of India 2011, Chigisin village had a population of 306. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 275 residents.

Chigisin village has 169 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chigisin has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chigisin is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chigisin falls under Dambo Rongjeng tehsil of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chigisin.

Chigisin is in Dambo Rongjeng tehsil of East Garo Hills 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.

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

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