Skip to main content

About Chhota Mungwa Village

Chhota Mungwa is a mid sized village in Rangli Rangliot tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 396 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Mungwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Mungwa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Rangli Rangliot
Pincode 734222
Area (hectares) 203.56 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 396
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhota Mungwa compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Mungwa is the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents. Its 203.56 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chhota Mungwa

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

Chhota Mungwa lies about 12 km from Darjiling, 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 Chhota Mungwa
Tehsil headquarters Rangli Rangliot 4.1 km
District headquarters Darjiling 12 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 12 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 13 km

Villages closest to Chhota Mungwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rangli Rangliot 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 Chhota Mungwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Mungwa village had a population of 807. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Chhota Mungwa village has 396 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Mungwa has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Mungwa is 734222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Mungwa covers 203.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhota Mungwa falls under Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhota Mungwa 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhota Mungwa.

Chhota Mungwa is about 12 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Mungwa is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 4.1 km away. Darjiling is about 12 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 Takling Khasmahal (2.2 km), Soriang Khasmahal (2.3 km) and Chegra Khasmahal (2.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.