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About Pamchung Village

Pamchung is a small village in Khawzawl tehsil, in the district of Champhai, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 151 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796261, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pamchung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pamchung village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Champhai
Tehsil Khawzawl
Pincode 796261
Population 303
Male Population 151
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Pamchung compares

By the 2011 count Pamchung is the 24th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 773 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Pamchung

Pamchung is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pamchung 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 Pamchung from other places

Pamchung lies about 25 km from Champhai, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 60 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 Pamchung
Tehsil headquarters Khawzawl 24 km
District headquarters Champhai 25 km
Nearest town Ngūr 25 km
Nearest railway station Sairang 60 km

Villages closest to Pamchung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pamchung village had a population of 303. That makes it the 24th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Pamchung village has 151 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pamchung has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Pamchung is 796261. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pamchung falls under Khawzawl tehsil of Champhai district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Pamchung is Sairang, about 60 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 Pamchung.

Pamchung is about 25 km from Champhai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pamchung is in Khawzawl tehsil of Champhai district. Khawzawl is about 24 km away. Champhai is about 25 km away. Ngūr is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rabung (6.0 km), Tualpui (15 km) and Tuipui (15 km).

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

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