About Pamphok Village

Pamphok is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 1,005 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 263 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pamphok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pamphok village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737132
Area (hectares)	289.19 hectares
Population	1,269
Male Population	1,005
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	263
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pamphok compares

By the 2011 count Pamphok is the 11th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 289.19 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Pamphok

Pamphok is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pamphok as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Pabong, Paiyong, Pajer and Paleytam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Pamphok

As per the Census of India 2011, Pamphok village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 11th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Pamphok village has 1,005 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pamphok has about 263 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Pamphok is 737132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pamphok covers 289.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pamphok falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Pamphok notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pamphok.

Pamphok is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.