# Lauga Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Lauga

Lauga is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 54 households**, the 89th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 179people (2011)
- 54households
- 87.6%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Lauga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lauga is 172030.** Lauga falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023897

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

## How far is Lauga from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)90 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)24 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 Lauga?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lauga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Birgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Lauga known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and apple**. About 34% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lauga

Of every 100 households in Lauga in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 98 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Lauga · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**82%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****98%**

**72%

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

**26%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****90%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****23%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Lauga?

■ Lauga · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**935

Working population ****34.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 77.8% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 11 (18%) · **■** Marginal 50 (82%)

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 Kumharsain

- Kaunthru183 people
- Maholi183 people
- Jal181 people
- Rewali181 people
- Parashan179 people
- Sainj Paranu176 people
- Chajol174 people
- Khatkar170 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lauga?172030
- How far is Lauga from Shimla?90 km by road
- What is the population of Lauga?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lauga in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lauga?87.6% (Census 2011)