# Skiba Village, Morang, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Morang, Kinnaur 

# Skiba

Skiba is a village in Morang sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172116**. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 74 households**, the 15th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 253people (2011)
- 74households
- 80.7%literacy
- 172116PIN code

## Skiba PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172116
- Community development blockPooh
- Census village code026942

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

## How far is Skiba from nearby towns?

- Morang (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)18 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)108 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 Skiba?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Skiba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ribba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Skiba known for?

About 23% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Skiba

Of every 100 households in Skiba in 2011, 96 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Skiba · ■ Morang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**54%

Use banking services ****74%**

**83%

Television ****56%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**14%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 Skiba?

■ Skiba · ■ Morang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**961

Working population ****60.9%**

**76.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 75.9% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 24 (16%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%)

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

- Khokpa373 people
- Thuwaring339 people
- Asrang Khas338 people
- Khadura290 people
- Kutian214 people
- Charang Khas182 people
- Tokto175 people
- Swaden142 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Skiba?172116
- How far is Skiba from Reckong Peo?18 km by road
- What is the population of Skiba?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Skiba in?Kinnaur district (Morang sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Skiba?80.7% (Census 2011)