# Lachog Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Lachog

Lachog is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **125 people in 19 households**, the 117th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 125people (2011)
- 19households
- 84.7%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Lachog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lachog is 171210.** Lachog falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025734

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

## How far is Lachog from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)141 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)41 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 Lachog?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lachog; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Podia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 wateruntreated 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 Lachog known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 28% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Lachog

Of every 100 households in Lachog in 2011, 82 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Lachog · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**72%

Use banking services ****88%**

**79%

Television ****53%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****88%**

**90%

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 Lachog?

■ Lachog · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****69.6%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 77.4% for women. 72% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (18%) · **■** Marginal 48 (55%)

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 Nerua

- Gunsa131 people
- Arah126 people
- Shanag126 people
- Up Mahal Manolotua126 people
- Up Mahal Gijorta124 people
- Katahn123 people
- Up Mahal Ranghol123 people
- Ranwi122 people

[All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lachog?171210
- How far is Lachog from Shimla?141 km by road
- What is the population of Lachog?125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachog in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lachog?84.7% (Census 2011)