# Choknyu Village, Chen, Mon (Nagaland) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chen, Mon 

# Choknyu

Choknyu is a village in Chen sub-district of Mon district, Nagaland, PIN code **798603**. The 2011 Census counted **1,238 people in 286 households**, the 7th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 1,238people (2011)
- 286households
- 60.7%literacy
- 798603PIN code

## Choknyu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Choknyu is 798603.** Choknyu falls in Chen sub-district, Mon district, Nagaland.

- PIN code798603
- Community development blockChen
- Census village code267053

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Choknyu from nearby towns?

- Chen (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Mon (district HQ)56 km by road
- Mon (nearest town)56 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Choknyu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Choknyu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Choknyu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include traditional shawls, bamboo products and wood craft. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Choknyu

Of every 100 households in Choknyu in 2011, 10 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Choknyu · ■ Chen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**24%

Tap water ****100%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****81%**

**64%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Choknyu?

■ Choknyu · ■ Chen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**850

Working population ****52.9%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 57.0% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 372 (57%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 269 (41%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chen

- Chenwetnyu2,363 people
- Chingkao Chingnyu2,105 people
- Wangti1,928 people
- Chingkao Chingha1,516 people
- Chen Hq876 people
- Chingpong448 people

[All 9 villages in Chen](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/mon/chen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Choknyu?798603
- How far is Choknyu from Mon?56 km by road
- What is the population of Choknyu?1,238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choknyu in?Mon district (Chen sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Choknyu?60.7% (Census 2011)