About Lachen Village

Lachen is a mid sized village in Chungthang tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 736 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3635.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachen village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	North District
Tehsil	Chungthang
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	3635.75 hectares
Population	1,325
Male Population	736
Female Population	589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	800
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lachen compares

By the 2011 count Lachen is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,255 residents. Its 3635.75 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Lachen

Lachen is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lachen as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lachen from other places

Lachen lies about 25 km from North District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 82 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lachen
Tehsil headquarters	Chungthang	25 km
District headquarters	North District	25 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	45 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	82 km

Villages closest to Lachen

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chungthang tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Lachen

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachen village had a population of 1,325. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,255 residents.

Lachen village has 736 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachen has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Lachen is 737113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachen covers 3635.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lachen falls under Chungthang tehsil of North District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Lachen is Darjeeling, about 82 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Lachen is about 25 km from North District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachen is in Chungthang tehsil of North District district. Chungthang is about 25 km away. North District is about 25 km away. Gangtok is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.