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About Phomang Village

Phomang is a small village in LUMLA tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 85 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males.

Phomang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phomang village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil LUMLA
Population 184
Male Population 85
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phomang compares

By the 2011 count Phomang is the 15th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 294 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Phomang

Phomang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Phomang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phomang from other places

Phomang lies about 12 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 92 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Phomang
Tehsil headquarters LUMLA 3.5 km
District headquarters Tawang 12 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 92 km
Nearest town Rangia 118 km

Villages closest to Phomang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in LUMLA tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Phomang

As per the Census of India 2011, Phomang village had a population of 184. That makes it the 15th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 294 residents.

Phomang village has 85 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phomang has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Phomang falls under LUMLA tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phomang is Harisinga, about 92 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phomang.

Phomang is about 12 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phomang is in LUMLA tehsil of Tawang district. LUMLA is about 3.5 km away. Tawang is about 12 km away. Harisinga is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sazo (under 2 km), Kharteng (2.5 km) and Hoongla (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Phomang today is likely to be higher.

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