Chujachen

Chujachen

छुजाचेन्
Chujachen
Location in Sikkim, India
Chujachen
Chujachen (India)
Coordinates: 27°12′45″N 88°41′00″E / 27.212607°N 88.683341°E / 27.212607; 88.683341Coordinates: 27°12′45″N 88°41′00″E / 27.212607°N 88.683341°E / 27.212607; 88.683341
Country  India
State Sikkim
District East Sikkim
Subdivision Rongli
Languages
  Official Nepali (Gorkha), Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 737131
Telephone code 03592
Vehicle registration SK-01
Nearest city Rongli
Vidhan Sabha Chujachen Constituency

Chujachen (Nepali: छुजाचेन् ) is a large village located above Rongli Bazar, East Sikkim, numbering 816 households per a 2011 census.[1] It resides at latitude 27.21 and longitude 88.68.

History

Meaning of the village name Chujachen means above pani dhara. The village origin By Norbu or Nopu Bhutia[2] In 1951 a primary School was established and later upgraded to a Senior secondary in 1984.

Chujachen data

According to the 2011 census, Chujachen's demographics are as follows:[3]

ParticularsTotalMaleFemale
1. Total No. of Houses1094
2. Population478124922289
3. Child (0-6)545293252
4. Schedule Caste1688385
5. Schedule Tribe648318330
6. Literacy84.30 %88.68 %79.58 %
7. Total Workers15371128409
8. Main Worker24600
9. Marginal Worker333178155

Notable people

Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap

References

  1. http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=11&district_code=04
  2. rdsikkim.org/Files/VDAP%20Reports/.../Chujachen%20GPU.pdf
  3. "Chujachen Village Population - Rongli - East Sikkim, Sikkim". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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