# Chingmelen Village, Sotokur, Tuensang (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Sotokur, Tuensang 

# Chingmelen

Chingmelen is a village in Sotokur sub-district of Tuensang district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **1,993 people in 318 households**, the 3rd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,993people (2011)
- 318households
- 67.9%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Chingmelen PIN code and other codes

Chingmelen falls in Sotokur sub-district, Tuensang district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockSangsangnyu
- Census village code267958

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

## How far is Chingmelen from nearby towns?

- Sotokur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tuensang (district HQ)15 km by road
- Tuensang (nearest town)15 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 Chingmelen?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chingmelen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tuensang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tuensang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 4 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 Chingmelen known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and gingers**. Products made here include bamboo basket, traditional shawls and bamboo craft. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chingmelen

Of every 100 households in Chingmelen in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chingmelen · ■ Sotokur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**33%

Tap water ****66%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**30%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****5%**

**10%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****93%**

**65%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Chingmelen?

■ Chingmelen · ■ Sotokur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**964

Working population ****52.0%**

**58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 930 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 60 (6%)

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 Sotokur

- Sotokur4,385 people
- Kuthur2,274 people
- Sipongsang724 people
- Longtokur628 people
- Helipong473 people
- K.Longsore230 people

[All 7 villages in Sotokur](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/tuensang/sotokur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chingmelen from Tuensang?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chingmelen?1,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chingmelen in?Tuensang district (Sotokur sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Chingmelen?67.9% (Census 2011)