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About Chochenpheri Village

Chochenpheri is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 575 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chochenpheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chochenpheri village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Pakyong
Pincode 737131
Area (hectares) 856.18 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 575
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Chochenpheri compares

By the 2011 count Chochenpheri is the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 856.18 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Chochenpheri

Chochenpheri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chochenpheri 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. The nearest villages by name are Amba, Assam Lingzey Forest Block, Biring and Changey Senti. 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 Chochenpheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chochenpheri village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Chochenpheri village has 575 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chochenpheri has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Chochenpheri is 737131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chochenpheri covers 856.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chochenpheri falls under Pakyong tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Chochenpheri notes the nearest railway station 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 Chochenpheri.

Chochenpheri is in Pakyong tehsil of East District 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 Chochenpheri today is likely to be higher.

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