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# Dalang

Dalang is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175140. The 2011 Census counted 66 people in 10 households, the 47th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 66 people (2011)
- 10 households
- 77.4% literacy
- 175140 PIN code

## Dalang PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dalang is 175140. Dalang falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175140
- Community development block Lahul
- Census village code 012387

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

## How far is Dalang from nearby towns?
- Kyelang (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ) 14 km by road
- Manali (nearest town) 91 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dalang?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dalang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- 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 Dalang known for?

The main crops are green peas, potato and kuth. About 70% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dalang

Of every 100 households in Dalang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Dalang · ■ Lahul rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 100% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 12%
- Tap water 100% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 53%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 31%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 63%
- Use banking services 100% 93%
- Television 100% 78%
- Mobile phone 100% 89%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 56% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 22% 10%
- None of these assets 0% 6%
- Own their home 100% 75%

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

## What is the population of Dalang?

■ Dalang · ■ Lahul rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.4% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 650 887
- Working population 87.9% 72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 59.1% for women. 92% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (60%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (3%) · ■ Household industry 8 (14%) · ■ Other work 11 (19%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lahul
- Malang 70 people
- Ropsang 69 people
- Gwajang 67 people
- Jagdang 67 people
- Bok 65 people
- Thorang 65 people
- Gemur 60 people
- Rarik 60 people

All 140 villages in Lahul

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dalang? 175140
- How far is Dalang from Kyelang? 14 km by road
- What is the population of Dalang? 66 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalang in? Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dalang? 77.4% (Census 2011)

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