# Yangthang Village, Hangrang, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Hangrang, Kinnaur 

# Yangthang

Yangthang is a village in Hangrang sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172111**. The 2011 Census counted **45 people in 21 households**, the 12th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 45people (2011)
- 21households
- 82.5%literacy
- 172111PIN code

## Yangthang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Yangthang is 172111.** Yangthang falls in Hangrang sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172111
- Community development blockPooh
- Census village code026750

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

## How far is Yangthang from nearby towns?

- Yangthang (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)103 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)181 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 Yangthang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Leo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Yangthang known for?

The main crops are **apple, vegetable and potato**. About 2% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Yangthang

Of every 100 households in Yangthang in 2011, 95 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Yangthang · ■ Hangrang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**19%

Tap water ****95%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**92%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**4%

Use banking services ****90%**

**82%

Television ****40%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**15%

None of these assets ****45%**

**20%

Own their home ****20%**

**87%

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 Yangthang?

■ Yangthang · ■ Hangrang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****552**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**969

Working population ****68.9%**

**64.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 64.3% for women. 76% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (87%)

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 Hangrang

- Chuling270 people
- Sumra238 people
- Hangmat163 people
- Dung81 people
- Ka26 people
- Thang Karma6 people
- Liti4 people
- Malling Dogri4 people

[All 57 villages in Hangrang](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/hangrang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Yangthang?172111
- How far is Yangthang from Reckong Peo?103 km by road
- What is the population of Yangthang?45 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yangthang in?Kinnaur district (Hangrang sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yangthang?82.5% (Census 2011)