# Chakung Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Chakung

Chakung is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,859 people in 380 households**, the 9th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,859people (2011)
- 380households
- 79.1%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakung

Of every 100 households in Chakung in 2011, 96 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Chakung · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**16%

Tap water ****77%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**80%

Use banking services ****71%**

**57%

Television ****55%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****88%**

**85%

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 Chakung?

■ Chakung · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1328**

**975

Working population ****57.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 72.3% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 332 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 271 (25%) · **■** Marginal 400 (38%)

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 Soreng

- Burikhop2,167 people
- Timberbong2,156 people
- Tikpur1,911 people
- Dhalam1,886 people
- Zoom1,841 people
- Rumbuk1,838 people
- Samsing1,802 people
- Chumbong1,796 people

[All 52 villages in Soreng](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/west-district/soreng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakung?1,859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakung in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Chakung?79.1% (Census 2011)