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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Phamtam is a village in Ravangla mandal, Namchi district, Sikkim, with a population of 619 across 126 households. The village has a literacy rate of 76.9% and is located at PIN 737126.
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- LGD code
- 261204
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population
- 619
- Households
- 126
- Literacy rate
- 76.9%
- Sex ratio
- 887 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 431
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 38 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 12 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 543 km
- Nearest railway station
- Darjeeling · 57 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mangan District Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Phamtam compares
By population, Phamtam ranks #18 of 28 villages in Ravangla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.9%
+8.2% vs mandal average
- Phamtam
- 76.9%
- Ravangla mandal
- 68.7%
- Namchi district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
887
+7 vs mandal average
- Phamtam
- 887
- Ravangla mandal
- 880
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Phamtam
- 4.9
- Ravangla mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Phamtam at a glance
Phamtam is a village of 619 people in 126 households (Census 2011) in Ravangla block, Namchi district, Sikkim, the 18th-largest of 28 villages in Ravangla block. Literacy is 77%, 8 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 887 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Namchi district centre, 57 km from Darjeeling railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737126, served by Namchi post office; the LGD village code is 261204. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mangan District Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Gyalshing-Barnyak assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lok Nath Sharma. The population is estimated at 730 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Borong Phamthang →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phamtam · this village | 619 | 77% | — |
| Phamtam · Kabi | 248 | 73% | 0 km N |
| Chawang · Kabi | 579 | 76% | 2.6 km SW |
| Nampatam · Mangan | 381 | 63% | 4.6 km NW |
| Tumlong · Kabi | 425 | 69% | 4.6 km SW |
| Men-Rongong · Kabi | 412 | 70% | 4.4 km E |
| Mangan Forest Block · Mangan | 9 | 22% | 4.9 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Phamtam
- 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)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Namchi
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 55
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 29
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Borong Phamtam
- Total area (ha)
- 501.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7.85
- Forest area (ha)
- 209.52
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Phamtam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Phamtam
- LGD code
- 261204
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 619
- Population (projected 2026)
- 730
- Households
- 126
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 887
- Literacy rate
- 76.9%
- Coordinates
- 27.45110°N, 88.61080°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gyalshing-Barnyak
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lok Nath Sharma
- Block / Mandal
- Ravangla
Getting there
How to reach Phamtam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gangtok12 kmcapital
- Kolkata543 km
- Delhi1126 km
- Hyderabad1527 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDarjeeling57 km
- Bus stopGoing to Lachung, Lachen, and Chugthang9 km
- Hospital / PHCMangan District Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankSBI9 km
- Petrol pumpBharat9 km
- CollegeSikkim Professional University16 km
- Police stationCheck point for Tsomgo (but ok to go to Hanuman tok)12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Phamtam
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Phamtam
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Tumlong schoolSchool4.3 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 737126
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Other villages named Phamtam
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Villages near Phamtam
Other villages in Ravangla mandal
View all 29 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)