# Bok Village, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Bok

Bok is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **65 people in 21 households**, the 48th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 65people (2011)
- 21households
- 64.4%literacy
- 175132PIN code

## Bok PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bok is 175132.** Bok falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175132
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012357

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

## How far is Bok from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)18 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)133 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 Bok?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Margaraon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Bok known for?

The main crops are **potato, green peas and barley**. About 43% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Bok

Of every 100 households in Bok in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Bok · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****54%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****18%**

**6%

Own their home ****86%**

**75%

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 Bok?

■ Bok · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****5000**

**1079

Working population ****70.8%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 80% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 42 (91%) · **■** Other work 4 (9%)

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 Lahul

- Ropsang69 people
- Gwajang67 people
- Jagdang67 people
- Dalang66 people
- Thorang65 people
- Gemur60 people
- Rarik60 people
- Raling58 people

[All 140 villages in Lahul](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bok?175132
- How far is Bok from Kyelang?18 km by road
- What is the population of Bok?65 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bok in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bok?64.4% (Census 2011)