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Chujachen is a large village located above Rongli Bazar, Pakyong District, numbering 816 households per a 2011 census.[1] It resides at latitude 27.21 and longitude 88.68.

Chujachen
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Coordinates: 27.212607°N 88.683341°E / 27.212607; 88.683341
Country	India
State	Sikkim
District	Pakyong District
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 and SK-07
Nearest city	Rongli
Vidhan Sabha	Chujachen Constituency

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	4781	2492	2289
3. Child (0–6)	545	293	252
4. Schedule Caste	168	83	85
5. Schedule Tribe	648	318	330
6. Literacy	84.30 %	88.68 %	79.58 %
7. Total Workers	1537	1128	409
8. Main Worker	246	0	0
9. Marginal Worker	333	178	155

Notable people

• Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap
• Krishna Bahadur Rai
• Mohan Gurung

References

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