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Landslide-Hit Sikkim Village Likely To Be Declared "Uninhabitable"
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Lachung is a village in Chungthang mandal, Mangan district, Sikkim with a population of 2,495 across 401 households and a literacy rate of 72.1%. The village has three temples and postal code 737120.
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- LGD code
- 260926
- Pincode
- 737120
- Post office
- Chungthang
- Population
- 2,495
- Households
- 401
- Literacy rate
- 72.1%
- Sex ratio
- 389 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,952
- Distance to district centre
- 25 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 41 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 570 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Lachen Hospital · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Lachung compares
By population, Lachung ranks #2 of 11 villages in Chungthang mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.1%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Lachung
- 72.1%
- Chungthang mandal
- 73.7%
- Mangan district
- 69.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
389
−79 vs mandal average
- Lachung
- 389
- Chungthang mandal
- 468
Household size
people per home
6.2
+1.0 vs mandal average
- Lachung
- 6.2
- Chungthang mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lachung at a glance
Lachung is a village of 2,495 people in 401 households (Census 2011) in Chungthang block, Mangan district, Sikkim, the 2nd-largest of 11 villages in Chungthang block. Literacy is 72%, 2 points below the block average of 74% and the sex ratio is 389 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Mangan district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737120, served by Chungthang post office; the LGD village code is 260926. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lachen Hospital, 19 km away. The population is estimated at 2,942 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Lachung Dzumsa →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lachung · this village | 2,495 | 72% | — |
| Chungthang Forest Block · Chungthang | 0 | — | 11.1 km SW |
| Chungthang · Chungthang | 3,970 | 78% | 13.4 km SW |
| Naga-Namgor · Chungthang | 484 | 73% | 18.5 km SW |
| Lachen Forest Block · Chungthang | 3 | 0% | 18.3 km W |
| Meyong · Dentam | 508 | 67% | 20.2 km SW |
| Meyong · Mangan | 130 | 76% | 20.2 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lachung
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Mangan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 53
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Lachung Dzumsa
- Total area (ha)
- 2,805.82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 2,145.69
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lachung
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lachung
- LGD code
- 260926
- Pincode
- 737120
- Post office
- Chungthang
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,495
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,942
- Households
- 401
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 389
- Literacy rate
- 72.1%
- Coordinates
- 27.68971°N, 88.74259°E
- Block / Mandal
- Chungthang
Getting there
How to reach Lachung
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gangtok41 kmcapital
- Kolkata570 km
- Delhi1135 km
- Hyderabad1555 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Hospital / PHCLachen Hospital19 km
- ATM / bankBOI35 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump30 km
- CollegeSikkim Professional University44 km
- Police stationCheck post for zero point18 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Lachung
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 737120
- ChungthangChungthang mandal3,970 pop
- LachenChungthang mandal1,325 pop
- Thanggu Forest BlockChungthang mandal1,294 pop
- ShipyerChungthang mandal710 pop
- Naga-NamgorChungthang mandal484 pop
- ToongChungthang mandal237 pop
- Lachung Forest BlockChungthang mandal4 pop
- Lachen Forest BlockChungthang mandal3 pop
- Chungthang Forest BlockChungthang mandal0 pop
Villages near Lachung
Other villages in Chungthang mandal
View all 11 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)