# Phamthang Village, Ravong, South District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Phamthang

Phamthang is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 126 households**, the 32nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 619people (2011)
- 126households
- 87.7%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phamthang

Of every 100 households in Phamthang in 2011, 72 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Phamthang · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**14%

Tap water ****92%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**78%

Use banking services ****81%**

**69%

Television ****25%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**26%

Own their home ****80%**

**75%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Phamthang?

■ Phamthang · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652**

**928

Working population ****69.6%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 82.0% for women. 70% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 129 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 277 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ravong

- Rayong753 people
- Tinkitam749 people
- Dalep682 people
- Ralong680 people
- Namphrik539 people
- Rabongla Forest Block524 people
- Upper Paiyong517 people
- Lingdong506 people

[All 50 villages in Ravong](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/south-district/ravong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Phamthang?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phamthang in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Phamthang?87.7% (Census 2011)