32 – Maniram Phalidara Gram Panchayat Unit (GPU), Namchi, South Sikkim

Overview

• Name & Number: It is known as 32 – Maniram Phalidara GPU. Sometimes simply referred to as “Maniram Phalidara Gram Panchayat Unit.”
• Location: Located in Namchi subdivision, South District, Sikkim. It covers the village of Maniram and Phalidara, among others. Governance & Structure

• The GPU is part of the rural governance structure under the Panchayati Raj system in Sikkim, where Gram Panchayat Units are smaller administrative units.
• The GPU is divided into 6 wards.
• Maniram
• Alley
• Middle Phalidara
• Upper Phalidara
• Lower Phalidara
• Bhanjyang

Using data from Census 2011 for Maniram village within the GPU:

• Area: About 252.39 hectares.
• Population: Approx. 990 people (494 male; 496 female)
• Children (0-6 years): About 78 children
• Households: 222 households
• Scheduled Castes (SC) & Scheduled Tribes (ST): SC population is very small (about 13 people), ST community a significant part (about 474 people)
• Literacy: Overall literacy around 73.64%; male literacy ~78.54%, female literacy ~68.75%

Infrastructure & Services

• Connectivity: Maniram is ~13 km from Namchi town (which is the district and sub-division headquarter).
• It has access to basic transport: public bus services are available. Private bus service / other transport within some kilometers.
• Postal code (PIN): 737126.

Activities & Events

• The GPU has organized events such as a Gram Sabha meeting to prepare the Gram Panchayat Development Plan.
• They also held a Tiranga Yatra starting from Maniram and ending at the GPU.
• On one occasion, a special Gram Sabha was conducted in celebration of 50 years of statehood of Sikkim.