# Akpa Khas Village, Morang, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Morang, Kinnaur 

# Akpa Khas

Akpa Khas is a village in Morang sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172116**. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 125 households**, the 10th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 470people (2011)
- 125households
- 91.0%literacy
- 172116PIN code

## Akpa Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akpa Khas is 172116.** Akpa Khas falls in Morang sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172116
- Community development blockPooh
- Census village code026943

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Akpa Khas from nearby towns?

- Morang (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)135 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Akpa Khas?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Akpa Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khadura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akpa Khas known for?

The main crops are **apple, almound and barley**. About 13% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Akpa Khas

Of every 100 households in Akpa Khas in 2011, 73 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 40 a car.

■ Akpa Khas · ■ Morang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**30%

Tap water ****16%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**54%

Use banking services ****87%**

**83%

Television ****54%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****40%**

**14%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****40%**

**80%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Akpa Khas?

■ Akpa Khas · ■ Morang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**961

Working population ****70.0%**

**76.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 83.8% for women. 76% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 164 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (19%) · **■** Other work 102 (31%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Morang

- Holdang556 people
- Rispa Khas492 people
- Gramang489 people
- Shiling Khas489 people
- Khokpa373 people
- Thuwaring339 people
- Asrang Khas338 people
- Khadura290 people

[All 124 villages in Morang](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/morang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akpa Khas?172116
- How far is Akpa Khas from Reckong Peo?30 km by road
- What is the population of Akpa Khas?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akpa Khas in?Kinnaur district (Morang sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akpa Khas?91.0% (Census 2011)