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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 267958
- Pincode
- 798612
- Post office
- Tuensang
- Population
- 1,993
- Households
- 318
- Literacy rate
- 56.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1050 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,036
Census 2011 · in context
How Chingmelen compares
By population, Chingmelen ranks #1 of 2 villages in Sotokur mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
56.5%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Chingmelen
- 56.5%
- Sotokur mandal
- 57.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,050
+31 vs mandal average
- Chingmelen
- 1,050
- Sotokur mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Chingmelen
- 6.3
- Sotokur mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chingmelen at a glance
Chingmelen is a village of 1,993 people in 318 households (Census 2011) in Sotokur block, Shamator district, Nagaland, the largest of 2 villages in Sotokur block. Literacy is 57%, about the same as the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,050 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 798612, served by Tuensang post office; the LGD village code is 267958. The population is estimated at 2,350 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chingmelen
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TUENSANG
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- 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 · Chingmelen
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chingmelen
- LGD code
- 267958
- Pincode
- 798612
- Post office
- Tuensang
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,993
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,350
- Households
- 318
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1050
- Literacy rate
- 56.5%
- Block / Mandal
- Sotokur
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View all 1 →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)