# Lakwanun Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Lakwanun

Lakwanun is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175026**. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 83 households**, the 94th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 280people (2011)
- 83households
- 91.5%literacy
- 175026PIN code

## Lakwanun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lakwanun is 175026.** Lakwanun falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175026
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code013934

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

## How far is Lakwanun from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)61 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)2 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 Lakwanun?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarkaghat
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Lakwanun known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 61% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Lakwanun

Of every 100 households in Lakwanun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lakwanun · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**57%

Use banking services ****99%**

**95%

Television ****79%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****15%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Lakwanun?

■ Lakwanun · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**817

Working population ****62.5%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 85.9% for women. 60% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (32%) · **■** Marginal 118 (67%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Grauru Ganehra283 people
- Parchhu283 people
- Maira Kusri282 people
- Darkalag280 people
- Talaoo279 people
- Kotlu278 people
- Bhadrer272 people
- Badoi269 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lakwanun?175026
- How far is Lakwanun from Mandi?61 km by road
- What is the population of Lakwanun?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakwanun in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lakwanun?91.5% (Census 2011)
