Block / Subdivision → Pakyong
District → East District
State → Sikkim
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Machong village is 261351. Machong village is located in Pakyong subdivision of East District district in Sikkim, India. It is situated 15km away from sub-district headquarter Pakyong (tehsildar office) and 47km away from district headquarter Gangtok. As per 2009 stats, Riwa Machong is the gram panchayat of Machong village.
The total geographical area of village is 609.48 hectares. Machong has a total population of 1,311 peoples, out of which male population is 643 while female population is 668. Literacy rate of machong village is 66.29% out of which 72.47% males and 60.33% females are literate. There are about 294 houses in machong village. Pincode of machong village locality is 737131.
When it comes to administration, Machong village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Machong village comes under Gnathang-machong Vidhan Sabha constituency & Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency. Gangtok is nearest town to machong village for all major economic activities, which is approximately 47km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,311 | 643 | 668 |
| Literate Population | 869 | 466 | 403 |
| Illiterate Population | 442 | 177 | 265 |
| Machong - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Riwa Machong |
| Block / Subdivision : | Pakyong |
| District : | East District |
| State : | Sikkim |
| Pincode : | 737131 |
| Area : | 609.48 hectares |
| Population : | 1,311 |
| Households : | 294 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Gnathang-machong |
| Parliament Constituency : | Sikkim |
| Nearest Town : | Gangtok (47 km) |
| Villages in Riwa Machong Gram Panchayat | |
| Machong | Riwa |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Pakyong |
| List of Subdivisions in East District |
| List of Districts in Sikkim |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.