About Phamthang Village

Phamthang is a mid sized village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 328 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phamthang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phamthang village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Ravong
Pincode	737139
Area (hectares)	501.52 hectares
Population	619
Male Population	328
Female Population	291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
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 Phamthang compares

By the 2011 count Phamthang is the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 501.52 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Phamthang

Phamthang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Phamthang 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 Phamthang from other places

Phamthang lies about 7.6 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 25 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 Phamthang
Tehsil headquarters	Ravong	7.6 km
District headquarters	South District	7.6 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	24 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	25 km

Villages closest to Phamthang

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

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Common questions about Phamthang

As per the Census of India 2011, Phamthang village had a population of 619. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Phamthang village has 328 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phamthang has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Phamthang is 737139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phamthang covers 501.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phamthang falls under Ravong tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Phamthang is Darjeeling, about 25 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 Phamthang.

Phamthang is about 7.6 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phamthang is in Ravong tehsil of South District district. Ravong is about 7.6 km away. South District is about 7.6 km away. Gangtok is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.