# Lagru Village, Shimla, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shimla, Shimla 

# Lagru

Lagru is a village in Shimla sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **61 people in 10 households**, the 361st largest of 540 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 61people (2011)
- 10households
- 78.9%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Lagru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lagru is 173215.** Lagru falls in Shimla sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024502

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

## How far is Lagru from nearby towns?

- Shimla (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)17 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 Lagru?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shoghi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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 Lagru known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 8% of the 25 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 Lagru

Of every 100 households in Lagru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 44 a car.

■ Lagru · ■ Shimla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**86%

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

**11%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****100%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****44%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**76%

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 Lagru?

■ Lagru · ■ Shimla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**950

Working population ****63.9%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 72.4% for women. 60% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 6 (15%) · **■** Other work 17 (44%) · **■** Marginal 16 (41%)

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 Shimla

- Tul62 people
- Barog Barmani61 people
- Jangal Mehduda Mehfuja Sanghech61 people
- Kandi61 people
- Patshal Khurd61 people
- Up Muhal D.P.F. Samlaun61 people
- Neirti60 people
- Rapra60 people

[All 600 villages in Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/shimla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lagru?173215
- How far is Lagru from Shimla?17 km by road
- What is the population of Lagru?61 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lagru in?Shimla district (Shimla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lagru?78.9% (Census 2011)