# Kurched Village, Udaipur, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Udaipur, Lahul & Spiti 

# Kurched

Kurched is a village in Udaipur sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175142**. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 15 households**, the 34th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 67people (2011)
- 15households
- 73.1%literacy
- 175142PIN code

## Kurched PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurched is 175142.** Kurched falls in Udaipur sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175142
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012213

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

## How far is Kurched from nearby towns?

- Udaipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)64 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)174 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 Kurched?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kurched; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Kurched known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and kuth**. About 2% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Kurched

Of every 100 households in Kurched in 2011, 100 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurched · ■ Udaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**35%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

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

**8%

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

**36%

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

**60%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****75%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

Own their home ****83%**

**72%

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 Kurched?

■ Kurched · ■ Udaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**1065

Working population ****70.1%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 56.0% for women. 78% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 9 (19%) · **■** Marginal 23 (49%)

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 Udaipur

- Arat72 people
- Leh Baring71 people
- Taljon70 people
- Murang68 people
- Khanjar66 people
- Sheling61 people
- D.P.F.Shiling55 people
- Nain Gahar52 people

[All 150 villages in Udaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/udaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurched?175142
- How far is Kurched from Kyelang?64 km by road
- What is the population of Kurched?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurched in?Lahul & Spiti district (Udaipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurched?73.1% (Census 2011)