# Lahnga Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Lahnga

Lahnga is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **251 people in 58 households**, the 266th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 251people (2011)
- 58households
- 78.8%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Lahnga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lahnga is 176061.** Lahnga falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011854

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

## How far is Lahnga from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)38 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)6 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 Lahnga?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Lahnga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Lahnga known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 12% of the 67 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 Lahnga

Of every 100 households in Lahnga in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Lahnga · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**45%

Use banking services ****98%**

**96%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Lahnga?

■ Lahnga · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****819**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**912

Working population ****62.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 65.3% for women. 59% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (30%) · **■** Marginal 106 (68%)

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 Palampur

- Thakur Dwara255 people
- Utrehr254 people
- Gont252 people
- Padra252 people
- Bagora250 people
- Dhurehr250 people
- Kasba249 people
- Nain249 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lahnga?176061
- How far is Lahnga from Dharmsala?38 km by road
- What is the population of Lahnga?251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lahnga in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lahnga?78.8% (Census 2011)