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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Phodong<br />
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| image_skyline = Phodong monastery - north sikkim.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Phodong Monastery<br />
| pushpin_map = India Sikkim#India3<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|27|24|30|N|88|34|14|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Sikkim]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Sikkim district|North Sikkim]]<br />
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'''Phodong''' is a town 38&nbsp;kilometers north of [[Gangtok]], the capital of the [[Indian state]] of [[Sikkim]] in [[North Sikkim]] district. Phodong is famous for the "[[Phodong Monastery]]"<ref>[http://sikkim.nic.in/sws/phodang_mon.htm Phodong Monastery]</ref> and the "Labrang Monastery" which is situated at a slightly higher altitude than the Phodong Monastery. The main occupation is farming on terraced slopes, though in recent years, tourism has contributed to the economy.<br />
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==Banking facilities in Phodong==<br />
State Bank of India is currently operating in one branch in Phodong town, North Sikkim District of Sikkim<br />
*[[State Bank Of India]], Phodong<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bankifscmicrbranchdetails.c12.in/page.php?ifsc=SBIN0009035 |title=STATE BANK OF INDIA, PHODONG}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in North Sikkim district]]<br />
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