About Chingthang Village

Chingthang is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 342 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chingthang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chingthang village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737111
Area (hectares)	210.58 hectares
Population	633
Male Population	342
Female Population	291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chingthang compares

By the 2011 count Chingthang is the 45th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 210.58 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 936.

Getting to Chingthang

Chingthang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chingthang 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. The nearest villages by name are Barphok, Barthang, Begha and Bernyak Forest Block. 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.

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Common questions about Chingthang

As per the Census of India 2011, Chingthang village had a population of 633. That makes it the 45th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Chingthang village has 342 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingthang has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Chingthang is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chingthang covers 210.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chingthang falls under Gyalshing tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

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

Chingthang is in Gyalshing tehsil of West 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.