# Laka-Kiani Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Laka-Kiani

Laka-Kiani is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 93 households**, the 39th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 490people (2011)
- 93households
- 66.7%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Laka-Kiani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Laka-Kiani is 171214.** Laka-Kiani falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026619

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

## How far is Laka-Kiani from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)22 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 Laka-Kiani?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaloti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Laka-Kiani known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and paddy**. About 65% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Laka-Kiani

Of every 100 households in Laka-Kiani in 2011, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Laka-Kiani · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**68%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**58%

Use banking services ****76%**

**80%

Television ****55%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**84%

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 Laka-Kiani?

■ Laka-Kiani · ■ Chirgaon rural average

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

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**884

Working population ****65.3%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (15%) · **■** Household industry 94 (29%) · **■** Other work 55 (17%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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 Chirgaon

- Denwari518 people
- Dhagoli512 people
- Rohal507 people
- Shiladesh504 people
- Jakhnoti484 people
- Jabal474 people
- Bagi465 people
- Amboi458 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Laka-Kiani?171214
- How far is Laka-Kiani from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Laka-Kiani?490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laka-Kiani in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Laka-Kiani?66.7% (Census 2011)