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- LGD code
- 260978
- Pincode
- 737116
- Post office
- Mangan
- Population
- 10
- Households
- 5
- Literacy rate
- 50%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7
- Distance to district centre
- 11 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 12 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 541 km
- Nearest railway station
- Darjeeling · 53 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mangan District Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Phodong Forest Block compares
By population, Phodong Forest Block ranks #19 of 20 villages in Kabi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.0%
−15.9% vs mandal average
- Phodong Forest Block
- 50.0%
- Kabi mandal
- 65.9%
- Mangan district
- 69.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+92 vs mandal average
- Phodong Forest Block
- 1,000
- Kabi mandal
- 908
Household size
people per home
2.0
−3.1 vs mandal average
- Phodong Forest Block
- 2.0
- Kabi mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Phodong Forest Block at a glance
Phodong Forest Block is a village of 10 people in 5 households (Census 2011) in Kabi block, Mangan district, Sikkim, the 19th-largest of 20 villages in Kabi block. Literacy is 50%, 16 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Mangan district centre, 53 km from Darjeeling railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737116, served by Mangan post office; the LGD village code is 260978. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mangan District Hospital, 6 km away. The population is estimated at 12 in 2026, up 20% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rongong Tumlong →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phodong Forest Block · this village | 10 | 50% | — |
| Lower Mangshila · Kabi | 1,172 | 61% | 3 km N |
| Tumlong · Kabi | 425 | 69% | 3 km SE |
| Phodong · Kabi | 821 | 80% | 3.4 km SE |
| Chawang · Kabi | 579 | 76% | 3.6 km E |
| Upper Mangshila · Kabi | 1,057 | 63% | 4.3 km N |
| Tingchim · Kabi | 1,021 | 45% | 5.3 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Phodong Forest Block
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Mangan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 4,605.61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 4,605.61
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Phodong Forest Block
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Phodong Forest Block
- LGD code
- 260978
- Pincode
- 737116
- Post office
- Mangan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10
- Population (projected 2026)
- 12
- Households
- 5
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 50.0%
- Coordinates
- 27.43900°N, 88.55800°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kabi Lungchuk
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Block / Mandal
- Kabi
Getting there
How to reach Phodong Forest Block
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gangtok12 kmcapital
- Kolkata541 km
- Delhi1121 km
- Hyderabad1522 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDarjeeling53 km
- Bus stopGoing to Lachung, Lachen, and Chugthang7 km
- Hospital / PHCMangan District Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankSBI10 km
- Petrol pumpBharat4 km
- CollegeSikkim Professional University15 km
- Police stationCheck point for Tsomgo (but ok to go to Hanuman tok)13 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Phodong Forest Block
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Phodong Forest Block
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Tumlong schoolSchool3.5 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 737116
Villages near Phodong Forest Block
Other villages in Kabi mandal
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)