# Laphu Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/laphu/ Village · Theog, Shimla # Laphu Laphu is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 48 households**, the 152nd largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 217people (2011) - 48households - 84.4%literacy - 171201PIN code ## Laphu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Laphu is 171201.** Laphu falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171201 - Community development blockTheog - Census village code025009 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Laphu from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)42 km by road - Theog (nearest town)12 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 Laphu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Laphu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Matiana - ○Degree college10+ km · Theog - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 and tanks / ponds - 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 Laphu known for? The main crops are **vegetables**. About 12% of the 185 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 Laphu Of every 100 households in Laphu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Laphu · ■ Theog rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****33%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **47% Tap water ****86%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **51% Use banking services ****39%** **75% Television ****67%** **67% Mobile phone ****78%** **83% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****86%** **88% 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 Laphu? ■ Laphu · ■ Theog rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **83.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083** **908 Working population ****67.3%** **58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 49 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (13%) · **■** Marginal 73 (50%) 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 Theog - Barog219 people - Rahan219 people - Thathal219 people - Khanu218 people - Balhech - I216 people - Parla216 people - Dashna214 people - Up Muhal Ulvi214 people [All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Laphu?171201 - How far is Laphu from Shimla?42 km by road - What is the population of Laphu?217 (Census 2011) - Which district is Laphu in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Laphu?84.4% (Census 2011)