Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Lachhu

Lachhu is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177114. The 2011 Census counted 128 people in 31 households, the 218th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 128 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 94.1% literacy
- 177114 PIN code

## Lachhu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lachhu is 177114. Lachhu falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177114
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010349

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lachhu from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lachhu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lachhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Seer Loharan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lachhu known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 26% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Lachhu

Of every 100 households in Lachhu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachhu · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 98%
- Toilet within the home 45% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 34%
- Tap water 87% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 69%
- Use banking services 77% 95%
- Television 81% 78%
- Mobile phone 6% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 10% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 16% 8%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lachhu?

■ Lachhu · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.1% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 910 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 890
- Working population 15.6% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 87.7% for women. 28% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (5%) · ■ Other work 12 (60%) · ■ Marginal 7 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Thehra 132 people
- Padka 131 people
- Chamar Lahri 130 people
- Gareru 129 people
- Rahon 127 people
- Chohar 126 people
- Thamba 126 people
- Bhatala 125 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lachhu? 177114
- How far is Lachhu from Dharmsala? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Lachhu? 128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachhu in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lachhu? 94.1% (Census 2011)

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