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About Chingmei Village

Chingmei is a mid sized village in Chingmei tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,685, made up of 854 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chingmei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chingmei village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Tuensang
Tehsil Chingmei
Pincode 798612
Population 1,685
Male Population 854
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chingmei compares

By the 2011 count Chingmei is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 644 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Chingmei

Chingmei is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chingmei as Available within village. 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 Chingmei from other places

Chingmei lies about 11 km from Tuensang, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 64 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 Chingmei
District headquarters Tuensang 11 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 64 km

Villages closest to Chingmei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chingmei village had a population of 1,685. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 644 residents.

Chingmei village has 854 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingmei has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Chingmei is 798612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chingmei falls under Chingmei tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Chingmei is Tuli, about 64 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chingmei.

Chingmei is about 11 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chingmei is in Chingmei tehsil of Tuensang district. Tuensang is about 11 km away. Tuli is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chingmei Hq (under 2 km), Waoshu (3.5 km) and Chendang Saddle (5.0 km).

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

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