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About Chakung Village

Chakung is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,859, made up of 930 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakung village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Soreng
Pincode 737121
Area (hectares) 521.76 hectares
Population 1,859
Male Population 930
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
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 Chakung compares

By the 2011 count Chakung is the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 521.76 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chakung

Chakung is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakung 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakung from other places

Chakung lies about 16 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chakung
Tehsil headquarters Soreng 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 13 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 13 km
District headquarters West District 16 km

Villages closest to Chakung

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Soreng tehsil.

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 Chakung

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakung village had a population of 1,859. That makes it the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Chakung village has 930 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakung has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Chakung is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakung covers 521.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakung falls under Soreng tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Chakung is Darjeeling, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Chakung.

Chakung is about 16 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakung is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 4.6 km away. Darjeeling is about 13 km away. Dārjiling is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chumbong (1.7 km), Zoom (2.0 km) and Malbasey (2.2 km).

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

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