# Talangcho Village, Kalpa, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kalpa, Kinnaur 

# Talangcho

Talangcho is a village in Kalpa sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172108**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 34 households**, the 28th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 159people (2011)
- 34households
- 73.4%literacy
- 172108PIN code

## Talangcho PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Talangcho is 172108.** Talangcho falls in Kalpa sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172108
- Community development blockKalpa
- Census village code027042

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

## How far is Talangcho from nearby towns?

- Reckong Peo (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)18 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)128 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 Talangcho?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Talangcho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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 · Kalpa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Talangcho known for?

The main crops are **ogla, phaphra and peas**. About 7% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Talangcho

Of every 100 households in Talangcho in 2011, 94 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Talangcho · ■ Kalpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**20%

Tap water ****77%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**63%

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

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**22%

Use banking services ****94%**

**87%

Television ****71%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**88%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**19%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**62%

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 Talangcho?

■ Talangcho · ■ Kalpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**962

Working population ****54.1%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 61.1% for women. 48% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 46 (53%)

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 Kalpa

- Rali234 people
- D.P.F. Talampi C - 179 - 180222 people
- Radule191 people
- Maki Mrang190 people
- Dakhaye85 people
- Rawa61 people
- D.P.F. Chini Awal C-24222 people
- Gonang18 people

[All 84 villages in Kalpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Talangcho?172108
- How far is Talangcho from Reckong Peo?18 km by road
- What is the population of Talangcho?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talangcho in?Kinnaur district (Kalpa sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Talangcho?73.4% (Census 2011)