Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti
# Gopa Thang

Gopa Thang is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175141. The 2011 Census counted 44 people in 8 households, the 65th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 44 people (2011)
- 8 households
- 92.5% literacy
- 175141 PIN code

## Gopa Thang PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gopa Thang is 175141. Gopa Thang falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175141
- Community development block Lahul
- Census village code 012406

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

## How far is Gopa Thang from nearby towns?
- Kyelang (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Manali (nearest town) 85 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gopa Thang?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gopa Thang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Shashin
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sissu
- ○ 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 10+ 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 Gopa Thang known for?

The main crops are green peas and potato. About 47% of the 13 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gopa Thang

Of every 100 households in Gopa Thang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Gopa Thang · ■ 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 38% 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 12% 1%
- Two-wheeler 62% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 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 Gopa Thang?

■ Gopa Thang · ■ Lahul rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.5% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1200 887
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3000 1079
- Working population 65.9% 72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 95.2% for women. 75% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 21 (72%) · ■ Other work 7 (24%) · ■ Marginal 1 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lahul
- Krozing 47 people
- Murticha 47 people
- Guskyar 45 people
- Kelad 45 people
- Lapchang 44 people
- Rangyo 44 people
- Marbal 40 people
- Thapak 40 people

All 140 villages in Lahul

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gopa Thang? 175141
- How far is Gopa Thang from Kyelang? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Gopa Thang? 44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopa Thang in? Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gopa Thang? 92.5% (Census 2011)

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