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About Chongpung Village

Chongpung is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 370 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chongpung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chongpung village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Gyalshing
Pincode 737113
Area (hectares) 335.81 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 370
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Chongpung compares

By the 2011 count Chongpung is the 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 335.81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Chongpung

Chongpung is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chongpung 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 Barthang, Begha, Bernyak Forest Block and Bhaluthang. 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 Chongpung

As per the Census of India 2011, Chongpung village had a population of 714. That makes it the 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Chongpung village has 370 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chongpung has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Chongpung is 737113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chongpung covers 335.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chongpung 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 Chongpung.

Chongpung 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.

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

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