Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti # Chhika-Be Chhika-Be is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175132. The 2011 Census counted 80 people in 16 households, the 35th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 80 people (2011) - 16 households - 61.1% literacy - 175132 PIN code ## Chhika-Be PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chhika-Be is 175132. Chhika-Be falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 175132 - Community development block Lahul - Census village code 012361 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chhika-Be from nearby towns? - Kyelang (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Kyelang (district HQ) 38 km by road - Manali (nearest town) 153 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chhika-Be? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Chhika-Be; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Darcha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gwar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udaipur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Chhika-Be known for? The main crops are potato, green peas and kuth. About 53% of the 5 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chhika-Be Of every 100 households in Chhika-Be in 2011, 21 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chhika-Be · ■ Lahul rural average - Electricity for lighting 21% 96% - Toilet within the home 15% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 12% - Tap water 24% 98% - Drinking water within premises 0% 53% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 31% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 24% 63% - Use banking services 18% 93% - Television 9% 78% - Mobile phone 33% 89% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 10% - None of these assets 52% 6% - Own their home 27% 75% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chhika-Be? ■ Chhika-Be · ■ Lahul rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 76.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 702 887 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1079 - Working population 80.0% 72.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 51.7% for women. 85% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 56 (88%) · ■ Household industry 2 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (3%) · ■ Marginal 4 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lahul - Khangsar 95 people - Tandi 95 people - Yoche 95 people - Rashil 83 people - Khoksar 78 people - Duansha 76 people - Teling 76 people - Lapshak 75 people All 140 villages in Lahul ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhika-Be? 175132 - How far is Chhika-Be from Kyelang? 38 km by road - What is the population of Chhika-Be? 80 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhika-Be in? Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chhika-Be? 61.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/chhika-be/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.