Chujachen

Chujachen

छुजाचेन्
Chujachen
Chujachen

Location in Sikkim, 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 IST (UTC+5:30)
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]

Particulars Total Male Female
1. Total No. of Houses 1094
2. Population 478124922289
3. Child (0-6) 545293252
4. Schedule Caste 1688385
5. Schedule Tribe 648318330
6. Literacy 84.30 %88.68 %79.58 %
7. Total Workers 15371128409
8. Main Worker 24600
9. Marginal Worker 333178155

Notable people

Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap

References

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