# Lachung Village, Chungthang, North District (Sikkim)

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Village · Chungthang, North District 

# Lachung

Lachung is a village in Chungthang sub-district of North District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,495 people in 401 households**, the 2nd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.

- 2,495people (2011)
- 401households
- 75.6%literacy
- 389females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lachung

Of every 100 households in Lachung in 2011, 98 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Lachung · ■ Chungthang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**22%

Tap water ****67%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**58%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****67%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**11%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****71%**

**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?

■ Lachung · ■ Chungthang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****389**

**448

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**830

Working population ****78.2%**

**69.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 48.5% for women. 85% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,508 (77%) · **■** Marginal 245 (13%)

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

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lachung?2,495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachung in?North District district (Chungthang sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Lachung?75.6% (Census 2011)