# Darcha Dangma Village, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Darcha Dangma

Darcha Dangma is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **166 people in 34 households**, the 17th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 166people (2011)
- 34households
- 73.4%literacy
- 175132PIN code

## Darcha Dangma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darcha Dangma is 175132.** Darcha Dangma falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175132
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012367

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

## How far is Darcha Dangma from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)32 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)149 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 Darcha Dangma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Darcha Dangma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Darcha Dangma known for?

The main crops are **potato, green peas and barley**. About 34% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Darcha Dangma

Of every 100 households in Darcha Dangma in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Darcha Dangma · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**63%

Use banking services ****94%**

**93%

Television ****74%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**10%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****88%**

**75%

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 Darcha Dangma?

■ Darcha Dangma · ■ Lahul rural average

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

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**1079

Working population ****72.3%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 64.3% for women. 69% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (72%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (23%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Lahul

- Goruma173 people
- Darcha Sumdo172 people
- Kolang171 people
- Muling170 people
- Biling160 people
- Dimphuk149 people
- Rape149 people
- Jobrang146 people

[All 140 villages in Lahul](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darcha Dangma?175132
- How far is Darcha Dangma from Kyelang?32 km by road
- What is the population of Darcha Dangma?166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darcha Dangma in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darcha Dangma?73.4% (Census 2011)
