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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 267975
- Pincode
- 798612
- Post office
- Tuensang
- Population
- 1,685
- Households
- 358
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Sex ratio
- 973 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 795
Census 2011 · in context
How Chingei compares
By population, Chingei ranks #1 of 5 villages in Chingmei mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
45.8%
−2.2% vs mandal average
- Chingei
- 45.8%
- Chingmei mandal
- 48.0%
- Tuensang district
- 59.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
973
+20 vs mandal average
- Chingei
- 973
- Chingmei mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Chingei
- 4.7
- Chingmei mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chingei at a glance
Chingei is a village of 1,685 people in 358 households (Census 2011) in Chingmei block, Tuensang district, Nagaland, the largest of 5 villages in Chingmei block. Literacy is 46%, 2 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 798612, served by Tuensang post office; the LGD village code is 267975. The village votes in Noklak assembly constituency, represented by MLA Puthai Longon. The population is estimated at 1,987 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chingei
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TUENSANG
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chingei
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chingei
- LGD code
- 267975
- Pincode
- 798612
- Post office
- Tuensang
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,685
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,987
- Households
- 358
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 973
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nagaland
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Noklak
- Member of Parliament
- S. Supongmeren Jamir
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Puthai Longon
- Block / Mandal
- Chingmei
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 798612
- Tuensang VillageTuensang Sadar mandal8,974 pop
- Yangpi (Kongsang)Noksen mandal3,860 pop
- Noksen VillageNoksen mandal2,058 pop
- HakchangSangsangnyu mandal1,981 pop
- Noksen HqNoksen mandal1,884 pop
- LongraNoksen mandal1,734 pop
- SangtakNoksen mandal1,724 pop
- YaliNgoungchung mandal1,029 pop
- LongtangNgoungchung mandal949 pop
Other villages in Chingmei mandal
View all 4 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)