# Gwajang Village, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Gwajang

Gwajang is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 18 households**, the 45th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 67people (2011)
- 18households
- 76.6%literacy
- 175132PIN code

## Gwajang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175132
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012382

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

## How far is Gwajang from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)13 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)114 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 Gwajang?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gwajang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Keylong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gwajang known for?

The main crops are **potato, green peas and mustard**. About 51% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Gwajang

Of every 100 households in Gwajang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Gwajang · ■ 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 ****6%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****72%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**10%

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

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gwajang?

■ Gwajang · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**887

Working population ****77.6%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 64.5% for women. 88% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (15%) · **■** Marginal 9 (17%)

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

- Meh72 people
- Khinang70 people
- Malang70 people
- Ropsang69 people
- Jagdang67 people
- Dalang66 people
- Bok65 people
- Thorang65 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gwajang?175132
- How far is Gwajang from Kyelang?13 km by road
- What is the population of Gwajang?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gwajang in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gwajang?76.6% (Census 2011)