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

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Lapchang

Lapchang is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **44 people in 13 households**, the 66th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 44people (2011)
- 13households
- 48.8%literacy
- 175132PIN code

## Lapchang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175132
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012378

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

## How far is Lapchang from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)4 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)120 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 Lapchang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thurnap
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Lapchang known for?

The main crops are **potato, green peas and wheat**. About 42% of the 33 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 Lapchang

Of every 100 households in Lapchang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Lapchang · ■ 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 ****0%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****38%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

None of these assets ****23%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lapchang?

■ Lapchang · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1316**

**887

Working population ****70.5%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 29.2% for women. 74% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (77%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (19%)

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

- Murticha47 people
- Guskyar45 people
- Kelad45 people
- Gopa Thang44 people
- Rangyo44 people
- Marbal40 people
- Thapak40 people
- Yurnath40 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lapchang?175132
- How far is Lapchang from Kyelang?4 km by road
- What is the population of Lapchang?44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lapchang in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lapchang?48.8% (Census 2011)