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

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Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur 

# Laghat

Laghat is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174013**. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 72 households**, the 57th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 375people (2011)
- 72households
- 86.5%literacy
- 174013PIN code

## Laghat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Laghat is 174013.** Laghat falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174013
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019727

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

## How far is Laghat from nearby towns?

- Bilaspur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)15 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 Laghat?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhatehr Uparli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Laghat known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 22% of the 37 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 Laghat

Of every 100 households in Laghat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Laghat · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**23%

Tap water ****90%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****88%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**11%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Laghat?

■ Laghat · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**886

Working population ****24.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 79.2% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (98%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Dali400 people
- Bhatehr Nichli390 people
- Bamta379 people
- Banaula378 people
- Rat373 people
- Kudi372 people
- Chharol Rajadiyan368 people
- Kohlwin357 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 Laghat?174013
- How far is Laghat from Bilaspur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Laghat?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laghat in?Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Laghat?86.5% (Census 2011)