# Chungthang, North District (Sikkim) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · North District, Sikkim 

# Chungthang

Chungthang is a sub-district of North District district, Sikkim. At the 2011 Census it had **10,038 people**, no towns and 9 villages (8 inhabited). The largest village is Chungthang (3,970 people).

- 10,038people (2011)
- 9villages
- 0towns
- 79.4%literacy

## Population of Chungthang compared with North District

■ Chungthang · ■ North District district

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****448**

**767

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**929

Working population ****69.0%**

**53.4%

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

## Homes and amenities in Chungthang

Of every 100 households in Chungthang in 2011, 90 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Chungthang · ■ North District district

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**21%

Tap water ****69%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**65%

Use banking services ****58%**

**64%

Television ****51%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**7%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****56%**

**62%

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

## Largest villages in Chungthang

- Chungthang · 3,970 people
- Lachung · 2,495 people
- Lachen · 1,325 people
- Thangu Forest Block · 1,294 people
- Shipgyer · 710 people
- Tung · 237 people
- Lachung Forest Block · 4 people
- Lachen Forest Block · 3 people

[All 9 villages in Chungthang →](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/north-district/chungthang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chungthang?9 (8 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chungthang in?North District district, Sikkim
- What is the population of Chungthang?10,038 (Census 2011)