# Lag Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Lag

Lag is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177112**. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 144 households**, the 15th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 592people (2011)
- 144households
- 86.5%literacy
- 177112PIN code

## Lag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lag is 177112.** Lag falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177112
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010687

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?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)90 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)27 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bathra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dada Siba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 **maize and wheat**. About 34% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 97 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lag · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**38%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**73%

Use banking services ****94%**

**95%

Television ****74%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 · ■ Jaswan rural average

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

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1209**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**821

Working population ****65.0%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 83.3% for women. 57% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (11%) · **■** Other work 60 (16%) · **■** Marginal 284 (74%)

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 Jaswan

- Ujhe665 people
- Tiamal631 people
- Bathra623 people
- Ghati Bilwan621 people
- Siual577 people
- Subhash Pur572 people
- Bari569 people
- Sawana Uparla569 people

[All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lag?177112
- How far is Lag from Dharmsala?90 km by road
- What is the population of Lag?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lag in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lag?86.5% (Census 2011)