# Lachonden Village, Sangla, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sangla, Kinnaur 

# Lachonden

Lachonden is a village in Sangla sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172106**. The 2011 Census counted **34 people in 6 households**, the 26th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 34people (2011)
- 6households
- 73.3%literacy
- 172106PIN code

## Lachonden PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lachonden is 172106.** Lachonden falls in Sangla sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172106
- Community development blockKalpa
- Census village code027317

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

## How far is Lachonden from nearby towns?

- Sangla (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)32 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)96 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 Lachonden?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Lachonden; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kamru
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sasngla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Lachonden known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and peas**. Products made here include knitting and blacksmith. About 5% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Lachonden

Of every 100 households in Lachonden in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Lachonden · ■ Sangla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**24%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**40%

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

**57%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****83%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**87%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**78%

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 Lachonden?

■ Lachonden · ■ Sangla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****789**

**757

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**1048

Working population ****73.5%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 74% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (76%) · **■** Other work 4 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (8%)

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 Sangla

- Kharogla125 people
- Thikru121 people
- Seringche75 people
- Mastrang52 people
- Limoden22 people
- Panpo Kanda12 people
- D.P.F.C-153 Chindo7 people
- Dhar Ranikanda7 people

[All 110 villages in Sangla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/sangla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lachonden?172106
- How far is Lachonden from Reckong Peo?32 km by road
- What is the population of Lachonden?34 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachonden in?Kinnaur district (Sangla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lachonden?73.3% (Census 2011)