# Lachen Village, Chungthang, North District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Chungthang, North District 

# Lachen

Lachen is a village in Chungthang sub-district of North District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,325 people in 338 households**, the 3rd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.

- 1,325people (2011)
- 338households
- 52.1%literacy
- 800females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lachen

Of every 100 households in Lachen in 2011, 77 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Lachen · ■ Chungthang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**22%

Tap water ****61%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**58%

Use banking services ****30%**

**58%

Television ****51%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**11%

None of these assets ****30%**

**17%

Own their home ****82%**

**56%

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 Lachen?

■ Lachen · ■ Chungthang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**448

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**830

Working population ****55.6%**

**69.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 41.7% for women. 68% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 110 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 380 (52%) · **■** Marginal 229 (31%)

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 Chungthang

- Chungthang3,970 people
- Lachung2,495 people
- Thangu Forest Block1,294 people
- Shipgyer710 people
- Tung237 people
- Lachung Forest Block4 people

[All 9 villages in Chungthang](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/north-district/chungthang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lachen?1,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachen in?North District district (Chungthang sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Lachen?52.1% (Census 2011)