La Laja - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about La Laja

Location of La Laja

La Laja is located in the municipality of Chalma in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.331944
Latitude (dec): 21.195556

Height over sea level of La Laja

The locations medium height over sea level is 60 meters.

Population in La Laja

The over all population of La Laja is 342 persons, 171 of them are male and 171 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 129 minors and 213 adults, with 43 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Laja

10 inhabitants of the location La Laja in Mexico live in indigenous households. 4 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 0 people, while 4 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 128 citizens of La Laja.

Economic situation

In La Laja exist about 74 households.

Of these households 74 are common houses or apartments, 51 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

69 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 39 are connected to the public water supply, 74 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 4 own a washing machine and 61 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Laja

Besides the 40 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 10 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

34 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 112 persons did not finish the school. 56 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 28 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 21 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.