Village · Rakkar, Kangra
# Lag Thakran

Lag Thakran is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177101. The 2011 Census counted 199 people in 50 households, the 61st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.
- 199 people (2011)
- 50 households
- 85.6% literacy
- 177101 PIN code

## Lag Thakran PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lag Thakran is 177101. Lag Thakran falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177101
- Community development block Pragpur
- Census village code 010729

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

## How far is Lag Thakran from nearby towns?
- Rakkar (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Lag Thakran?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells 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 Lag Thakran known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 39% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lag Thakran

Of every 100 households in Lag Thakran in 2011, 100 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lag Thakran · ■ Rakkar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 83% 83%
- No toilet (open defecation) 17% 17%
- Tap water 94% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 56% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 74%
- Use banking services 100% 97%
- Television 81% 77%
- Mobile phone 77% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 2% 9%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Lag Thakran?

■ Lag Thakran · ■ Rakkar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.6% 89.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1052 1042
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 930
- Working population 83.4% 74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 78.9% for women. 84% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 33 (20%) · ■ Marginal 133 (80%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rakkar
- Badwar 207 people
- Sarad Makhani 207 people
- Saraddai 205 people
- Sarad Dogri 202 people
- Dodun Rajputan 190 people
- Jajar 186 people
- Gadot 185 people
- Kharoti 185 people

All 116 villages in Rakkar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lag Thakran? 177101
- How far is Lag Thakran from Dharmsala? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Lag Thakran? 199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lag Thakran in? Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lag Thakran? 85.6% (Census 2011)

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