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About Chawngte Village

Chawngte is a mid sized village in Lungsen tehsil, in the district of Lunglei, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 404 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males.

Chawngte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawngte village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Lunglei
Tehsil Lungsen
Population 853
Male Population 404
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Chawngte compares

By the 2011 count Chawngte is the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 539 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chawngte

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

Chawngte lies about 32 km from Lunglei, and the nearest railway station is Sabroom, about 106 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 Chawngte
Nearest town Lawngtlai 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Lungsen 29 km
District headquarters Lunglei 32 km
Nearest railway station Sabroom 106 km

Villages closest to Chawngte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawngte village had a population of 853. That makes it the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 539 residents.

Chawngte village has 404 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawngte has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Chawngte falls under Lungsen tehsil of Lunglei district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Chawngte is Sabroom, about 106 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 Chawngte.

Chawngte is about 32 km from Lunglei in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawngte is in Lungsen tehsil of Lunglei district. Lawngtlai is about 28 km away. Lungsen is about 29 km away. Lunglei is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rualalung (5.0 km), Phairuangkai (22 km) and Chhumkhum (23 km).

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

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