Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti
# Thorang

Thorang is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175140. The 2011 Census counted 65 people in 10 households, the 49th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 65 people (2011)
- 10 households
- 75.0% literacy
- 175140 PIN code

## Thorang PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Thorang is 175140. Thorang falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175140
- Community development block Lahul
- Census village code 012388

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

## How far is Thorang from nearby towns?
- Kyelang (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Manali (nearest town) 100 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Thorang?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Udaipur
- ○ 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 under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Thorang known for?

The main crops are green peas, potato and kuth. About 52% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Thorang

Of every 100 households in Thorang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 40 a car.

■ Thorang · ■ 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 100% 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 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 40% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 40% 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 Thorang?

■ Thorang · ■ Lahul rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1031 887
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 1079
- Working population 67.7% 72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 64.5% for women. 69% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 39 (89%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 3 (7%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lahul
- Gwajang 67 people
- Jagdang 67 people
- Dalang 66 people
- Bok 65 people
- Gemur 60 people
- Rarik 60 people
- Raling 58 people
- Girmus 54 people

All 140 villages in Lahul

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Thorang? 175140
- How far is Thorang from Kyelang? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Thorang? 65 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thorang in? Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thorang? 75.0% (Census 2011)

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