# Shaung Khas Village, Sangla, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/sangla/shaung-khas/ Village · Sangla, Kinnaur # Shaung Khas Shaung Khas is a village in Sangla sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172106**. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 171 households**, the 6th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%. - 683people (2011) - 171households - 71.2%literacy - 172106PIN code ## Shaung Khas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shaung Khas is 172106.** Shaung Khas falls in Sangla sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172106 - Community development blockKalpa - Census village code027303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shaung Khas from nearby towns? - Sangla (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Reckong Peo (district HQ)32 km by road - Rampur (nearest town)96 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 Shaung Khas? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shaung Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Regkongpeo - ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 Shaung Khas known for? The main crops are **fafra, agola and pea**. About 24% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Shaung Khas Of every 100 households in Shaung Khas in 2011, 87 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 44 a car. ■ Shaung Khas · ■ Sangla rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **96% Toilet within the home ****82%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **24% Tap water ****95%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **57% Use banking services ****95%** **88% Television ****69%** **74% Mobile phone ****90%** **87% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****44%** **12% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****70%** **78% 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 Shaung Khas? ■ Shaung Khas · ■ Sangla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **79.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **757 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **1048 Working population ****56.1%** **68.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 63.3% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 76 (20%) · **■** Marginal 92 (24%) 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 Sangla - Kilba Khas1,473 people - Sapni Khas1,058 people - Barua Khas967 people - Kamru Khas936 people - Boning Saring628 people - Kanahi-Khas602 people - Rakchham597 people - Chhitkul582 people [All 110 villages in Sangla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/sangla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shaung Khas?172106 - How far is Shaung Khas from Reckong Peo?32 km by road - What is the population of Shaung Khas?683 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shaung Khas in?Kinnaur district (Sangla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shaung Khas?71.2% (Census 2011)