# Lachung Forest Block Village, Chungthang – Population

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Village · Chungthang, North District 

# Lachung Forest Block

Lachung Forest Block is a village in Chungthang sub-district of North District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **4 people in 1 household**, the 7th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.

- 4people (2011)
- 1household
- 75.0%literacy
- 3,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lachung Forest Block

Of every 100 households in Lachung Forest Block in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Lachung Forest Block · ■ Chungthang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**22%

Tap water ****11%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**58%

Use banking services ****17%**

**58%

Television ****0%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****39%**

**17%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Lachung Forest Block?

■ Lachung Forest Block · ■ Chungthang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****3000**

**448

Working population ****50.0%**

**69.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 0.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 100% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (50%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Chungthang

- Lachen1,325 people
- Thangu Forest Block1,294 people
- Shipgyer710 people
- Tung237 people
- Lachen Forest Block3 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lachung Forest Block?4 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachung Forest Block in?North District district (Chungthang sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Lachung Forest Block?75.0% (Census 2011)