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About Lapchang Village

Lapchang is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 19 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,316 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapchang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapchang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175132
Area (hectares) 32.82 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 19
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,316
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapchang compares

By the 2011 count Lapchang is the 64th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 32.82 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Lapchang

Lapchang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lapchang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kothi, Krozing, Kyor and Labrang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lapchang

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapchang village had a population of 44. That makes it the 64th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Lapchang village has 19 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapchang has about 1316 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Lapchang is 175132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lapchang covers 32.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lapchang falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lapchang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lapchang.

Lapchang is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lapchang today is likely to be higher.

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