# Lag Village, Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur 

# Lag

Lag is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174001**. The 2011 Census counted **231 people in 44 households**, the 85th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 231people (2011)
- 44households
- 77.4%literacy
- 174001PIN code

## Lag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lag is 174001.** Lag falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174001
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019827

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lag from nearby towns?

- Bilaspur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)30 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 Lag?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dadhog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Lag known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 21% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lag

Of every 100 households in Lag in 2011, 91 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lag · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**23%

Tap water ****96%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**72%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****68%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**19%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Lag?

■ Lag · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**886

Working population ****48.5%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 62.2% for women. 44% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 45 (40%) · **■** Marginal 59 (53%)

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 Bilaspur Sadar

- Bhandwar240 people
- Up Mohal Khairian Upparli239 people
- Saikli237 people
- Jangal Jhaleda236 people
- Jinanu227 people
- Nali Palon224 people
- Sai Pharryan224 people
- Bharari212 people

[All 168 villages in Bilaspur Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lag?174001
- How far is Lag from Bilaspur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Lag?231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lag in?Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lag?77.4% (Census 2011)
