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- LGD code
- 261367
- Pincode
- 737131
- Post office
- Rangli Bazar
- Population
- 4,781
- Households
- 1,094
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Sex ratio
- 919 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,537
- Distance to district centre
- 9 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 16 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 517 km
- Nearest railway station
- New Mal Junction · 38 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- STNM Multispeciality Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chujachen compares
By population, Chujachen ranks #2 of 20 villages in Rongli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.7%
+5.4% vs mandal average
- Chujachen
- 74.7%
- Rongli mandal
- 69.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
919
−27 vs mandal average
- Chujachen
- 919
- Rongli mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Chujachen
- 4.4
- Rongli mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chujachen at a glance
Chujachen is a village of 4,781 people in 1,094 households (Census 2011) in Rongli block, Pakyong district, Sikkim, the 2nd-largest of 20 villages in Rongli block. Literacy is 75%, 5 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 919 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Pakyong district centre, 43 km from Bhagatpur Tea Garden, the nearest town, 38 km from New Mal Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737131, served by Rangli Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 261367. The nearest hospital or health centre is STNM Multispeciality Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Chujachen assembly constituency, represented by MLA Puran Kr. Gurung. The population is estimated at 5,637 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chujachen →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chujachen · this village | 4,781 | 75% | — |
| Rhenock · Rongli | 5,883 | — | 5.7 km SW |
| Lingtam · Rongli | 1,347 | 67% | 5.8 km E |
| Raset Forest · Lava | 0 | — | 12.1 km S |
| Paktam Forest · Lava | 0 | — | 12.1 km SW |
| Kolbong Forest · Lava | 48 | 56% | 13.3 km S |
| Rechila Forest · Gorubathan | 0 | — | 13.6 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chujachen
- 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)
- 19
- Power hours (winter)
- 19
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Rangpo
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 0
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chujachen
- Total area (ha)
- 777.14
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 66.28
- Forest area (ha)
- 199.37
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chujachen
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chujachen
- LGD code
- 261367
- Pincode
- 737131
- Post office
- Rangli Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,781
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,637
- Households
- 1,094
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 919
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Coordinates
- 27.21261°N, 88.68334°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chujachen
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Puran Kr. Gurung
- Block / Mandal
- Rongli
Getting there
How to reach Chujachen
Nearest town · 12,555 people
Bhagatpur Tea Garden · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 46 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Gangtok16 kmcapital
- Kolkata517 km
- Delhi1138 km
- Hyderabad1513 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNew Mal Junction38 km
- Bus stopMetro point14 km
- Hospital / PHCSTNM Multispeciality Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankSBI12 km
- Petrol pumpDolma Fuel Service11 km
- CollegeSikkim Professional University14 km
- Police stationRanipool Women Police Station13 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 737131
Villages near Chujachen
Other villages in Rongli mandal
View all 21 →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)