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About Chemchey Village

Chemchey is a small village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 209 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chemchey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chemchey village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 165.19 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 209
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chemchey compares

By the 2011 count Chemchey is the 77th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 165.19 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chemchey

Chemchey is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chemchey as Available within <5 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 Barnyak, Bikmat, Bomtar and Bul. 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 Chemchey

As per the Census of India 2011, Chemchey village had a population of 393. That makes it the 77th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Chemchey village has 209 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chemchey has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chemchey is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chemchey covers 165.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chemchey falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Chemchey 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 10+ km distance for Chemchey.

Chemchey is in Namchi tehsil of South 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 Chemchey today is likely to be higher.

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