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

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Rangcha

Rangcha is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175140**. The 2011 Census counted **11 people in 3 households**, the 114th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 11people (2011)
- 3households
- 70.0%literacy
- 175140PIN code

## Rangcha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rangcha is 175140.** Rangcha falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175140
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012419

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

## How far is Rangcha from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)38 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)88 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 Rangcha?

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

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sissu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Rangcha known for?

The main crops are **green peas, potato and kuth**. About 39% of the 5 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Rangcha

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

■ Rangcha · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****33%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rangcha?

■ Rangcha · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**887

Working population ****72.7%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 40.0% for women. 67% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 8 (100%)

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

- Leh-Garang12 people
- Parak12 people
- Kathal11 people
- Kharchud Yongma11 people
- To-Karing10 people
- Bha-Garang9 people
- Kharchad Kogma9 people
- Yang Tozing9 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rangcha?175140
- How far is Rangcha from Kyelang?38 km by road
- What is the population of Rangcha?11 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangcha in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rangcha?70.0% (Census 2011)