About Chongrang Village

Chongrang is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 771 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chongrang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chongrang village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737111
Area (hectares)	548.72 hectares
Population	1,456
Male Population	771
Female Population	685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
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 Chongrang compares

By the 2011 count Chongrang is the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 548.72 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Chongrang

Chongrang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chongrang 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 Begha, Bernyak Forest Block, Bhaluthang and Chingthang. 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 Chongrang

As per the Census of India 2011, Chongrang village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Chongrang village has 771 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chongrang has about 888 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 Chongrang is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chongrang covers 548.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chongrang 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 Chongrang.

Chongrang 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.