# Lachanga Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/lachanga/ Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta # Lachanga Lachanga is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **5,159 people in 1,005 households**, the 2nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 5,159people (2011) - 1,005households - 54.3%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Lachanga PIN code and other codes Lachanga falls in Kalgachia sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - Gram panchayatLachanga - Community development blockRuposhi - Census village code282705 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lachanga from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)13 km by road - Sarbhog Tc (nearest town)10 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Lachanga? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Lachanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gughubari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalgachia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lachanga known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Lachanga Of every 100 households in Lachanga in 2011, 3 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lachanga · ■ Kalgachia rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **9% Toilet within the home ****87%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **21% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****8%** **16% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****27%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **37% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Lachanga? ■ Lachanga · ■ Kalgachia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **952 Working population ****30.9%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.4% for men and 48.0% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 502 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 357 (22%) · **■** Marginal 471 (30%) 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 Kalgachia - Kalgachia6,304 people - Sawpur4,682 people - Balai Pathar4,365 people - Gunialguri4,180 people - Tapeswara4,093 people [All 100 villages in Kalgachia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lachanga from Barpeta?13 km by road - What is the population of Lachanga?5,159 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lachanga in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Lachanga?54.3% (Census 2011)