# Chuchen Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Chuchen

Chuchen is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **875 people in 183 households**, the 35th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 875people (2011)
- 183households
- 77.8%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chuchen

Of every 100 households in Chuchen in 2011, 76 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chuchen · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**16%

Tap water ****41%**

**80%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**80%

Use banking services ****65%**

**57%

Television ****17%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Chuchen?

■ Chuchen · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**975

Working population ****58.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 71.2% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 312 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (10%) · **■** Marginal 136 (27%)

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

- Longchok1,023 people
- Salyangdang963 people
- Hathidunga957 people
- Mendo-Goan925 people
- Segeng864 people
- Chota-Samdong846 people
- Aroobotey787 people
- Suldung754 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chuchen?875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chuchen in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Chuchen?77.8% (Census 2011)