Village · Kalpa, Kinnaur
# Reckong Peo

Reckong Peo is a village in Kalpa sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172107. The 2011 Census counted 2,397 people in 531 households, the 1st largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.
- 2,397 people (2011)
- 531 households
- 93.3% literacy
- 172107 PIN code

## Reckong Peo PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Reckong Peo is 172107. Reckong Peo falls in Kalpa sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 172107
- Community development block Kalpa
- Census village code 027053

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Reckong Peo from nearby towns?
- Reckong Peo (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town) 100 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Reckong Peo?

34 services counted by the Census are inside Reckong Peo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 1 govt
- ● ITI / vocational school In village · 1 govt
- ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Allopathic hospital In village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Railway station 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Reckong Peo known for?

The main crops are ogla, phaphra and peas. About 22% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Reckong Peo

Of every 100 households in Reckong Peo in 2011, 92 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 55 a car.

■ Reckong Peo · ■ Kalpa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 96%
- Toilet within the home 93% 79%
- No toilet (open defecation) 6% 20%
- Tap water 90% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 90% 63%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 28% 66%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 58% 22%
- Use banking services 89% 87%
- Television 44% 72%
- Mobile phone 95% 88%
- Computer with internet 3% 2%
- Two-wheeler 29% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 55% 19%
- None of these assets 0% 4%
- Own their home 28% 62%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Reckong Peo?

■ Reckong Peo · ■ Kalpa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 93.3% 82.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 568 859
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1094 962
- Working population 58.6% 61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 85.7% for women. 76% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (0%) · ■ Household industry 23 (2%) · ■ Other work 1,220 (87%) · ■ Marginal 125 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kalpa
- Khwangi 2,183 people
- Kothi 1,638 people
- Yuwaringi 1,263 people
- Kalpa 1,236 people

All 84 villages in Kalpa

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Reckong Peo? 172107
- What is the population of Reckong Peo? 2,397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Reckong Peo in? Kinnaur district (Kalpa sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Reckong Peo? 93.3% (Census 2011)

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