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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Phanjang is a village in Athibung mandal, Peren district, Nagaland. It has a population of 314 across 69 households with a literacy rate of 80.9%. The village is located at coordinates 25.601°N, 93.622°E.
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- LGD code
- 268329
- Pincode
- 797110
- Post office
- Zalukie
- Population
- 314
- Households
- 69
- Literacy rate
- 80.9%
- Sex ratio
- 880 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 243
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Kohima
- 50 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 631 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sukhovi · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- ZBCC Healing Centre · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Phanjang compares
By population, Phanjang ranks #15 of 28 villages in Athibung mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.9%
+12.2% vs mandal average
- Phanjang
- 80.9%
- Athibung mandal
- 68.7%
- Peren district
- 65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
880
+20 vs mandal average
- Phanjang
- 880
- Athibung mandal
- 860
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Phanjang
- 4.6
- Athibung mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Phanjang at a glance
Phanjang is a village of 314 people in 69 households (Census 2011) in Athibung block, Peren district, Nagaland, the 15th-largest of 28 villages in Athibung block. Literacy is 81%, 12 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 880 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Peren district centre, 20 km from Sukhovi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 797110, served by Zalukie post office; the LGD village code is 268329. The nearest hospital or health centre is ZBCC Healing Centre, 6 km away. The village votes in Tenning assembly constituency, represented by MLA Namri Nchang. The population is estimated at 370 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phanjang · this village | 314 | 81% | — |
| Lilen · Athibung | 912 | 65% | 1.7 km W |
| Jalukielo · Jalukie | 332 | 82% | 2.6 km NE |
| Saijang · Diphu | 90 | 62% | 3.3 km SE |
| Saijang · Athibung | 2,253 | 82% | 3.3 km SE |
| New Chalkot · Athibung | 402 | 72% | 3.9 km S |
| New Chalkot · Athibung | — | — | 3.9 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Phanjang
- 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)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Jalukie
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Phanjang
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Key facts — Phanjang
- LGD code
- 268329
- Pincode
- 797110
- Post office
- Zalukie
- Population (Census 2011)
- 314
- Population (projected 2026)
- 370
- Households
- 69
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 880
- Literacy rate
- 80.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.60113°N, 93.62168°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nagaland
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tenning
- Member of Parliament
- S. Supongmeren Jamir
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Namri Nchang
- Block / Mandal
- Athibung
Getting there
How to reach Phanjang
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kohima50 kmcapital
- Kolkata631 km
- Delhi1657 km
- Hyderabad1811 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSukhovi20 km
- Hospital / PHCZBCC Healing Centre6 km
- ATM / bankSBI7 km
- Petrol pumpAssam Oil33 km
- CollegePatkai Christian College29 km
- Police stationpolice reserve playground32 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 797110
Villages near Phanjang
Other villages in Athibung mandal
View all 29 →- Beisumpuikam
- Saijang
- Athibung
- Lilen
- Bongkolong
- Pellhang
- Inbung
- New Beisumpui
- Songlhun
- Old Chalkot
- Phaijol
- New Chalkot
- Vongkithem
- Old Beisumpui
- New Ngaulong
- Ikiesingram
- Songnou
- Newchamcha (Ur)
- Lilen 'B' (Ur)
- Pellhang 'B' (Ur)
- Songsang
- Gopibung (Ur)
- Bunglen (Ur)
- Gellhang (Ur)
- Mouicham (Ur)
- New Pellhang (Ur)
- Vongkithem 'B' (Ur)
- Beisumpuiram
- New Chalkot
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)