Skip to main content

About Chumlok Village

Chumlok is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 335 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chumlok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chumlok village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 175.37 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 335
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Chumlok compares

By the 2011 count Chumlok is the 56th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 175.37 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Chumlok

Chumlok is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chumlok 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 Bul, Burul, Chemchey and Chisopani. 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 Chumlok

As per the Census of India 2011, Chumlok village had a population of 622. That makes it the 56th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Chumlok village has 335 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chumlok has about 857 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 Chumlok is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chumlok covers 175.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chumlok 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 Chumlok.

Chumlok 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 Chumlok today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All