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About Chumbong Village

Chumbong is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,796, made up of 909 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chumbong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chumbong village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Soreng
Pincode 737121
Area (hectares) 600.17 hectares
Population 1,796
Male Population 909
Female Population 887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chumbong compares

By the 2011 count Chumbong is the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 600.17 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chumbong

Chumbong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chumbong as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chumbong from other places

Chumbong lies about 17 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 11 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 Chumbong
Tehsil headquarters Soreng 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 11 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 12 km
District headquarters West District 17 km

Villages closest to Chumbong

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 Chumbong

As per the Census of India 2011, Chumbong village had a population of 1,796. That makes it the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Chumbong village has 909 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chumbong has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Chumbong covers 600.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chumbong is Darjeeling, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chumbong.

Chumbong is about 17 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chumbong is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 5.0 km away. Darjeeling is about 11 km away. Dārjiling is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakung (1.7 km), Malbasey (2.6 km) and Zoom (2.8 km).

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

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