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

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Lingkyam

Lingkyam is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **17 people in 4 households**, the 101st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 17people (2011)
- 4households
- 66.7%literacy
- 175132PIN code

## Lingkyam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175132
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012365

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

## How far is Lingkyam from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)31 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)146 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 Lingkyam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lingkyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sumdo
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darcha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Lingkyam known for?

The main crops are **potato and green peas**. About 49% of the 7 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Lingkyam

Of every 100 households in Lingkyam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Lingkyam · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**53%

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

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**63%

Use banking services ****80%**

**93%

Television ****60%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**10%

None of these assets ****40%**

**6%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Lingkyam?

■ Lingkyam · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1429**

**887

Working population ****64.7%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 71% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 10 (91%) · **■** Other work 1 (9%)

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

- Kothi22 people
- Leh-Sumnam22 people
- Thola-Pyasu21 people
- Bar20 people
- Barbog15 people
- Laling15 people
- Yari-Khoksar15 people
- Baring14 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lingkyam?175132
- How far is Lingkyam from Kyelang?31 km by road
- What is the population of Lingkyam?17 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingkyam in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lingkyam?66.7% (Census 2011)