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

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Girmus

Girmus is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **54 people in 8 households**, the 53rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 54people (2011)
- 8households
- 77.6%literacy
- 175132PIN code

## Girmus PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175132
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012341

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

## How far is Girmus from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)5 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)120 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 Girmus?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Girmus; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keylong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Girmus known for?

The main crops are **potato, green peas and mustard**. About 42% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Girmus

Of every 100 households in Girmus in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girmus · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****88%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Girmus?

■ Girmus · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**1079

Working population ****74.1%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 83% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (68%) · **■** Other work 9 (22%) · **■** Marginal 4 (10%)

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

- Thorang65 people
- Gemur60 people
- Rarik60 people
- Raling58 people
- Shipting54 people
- Purd53 people
- Tozing52 people
- Yang Kirting52 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Girmus?175132
- How far is Girmus from Kyelang?5 km by road
- What is the population of Girmus?54 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girmus in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Girmus?77.6% (Census 2011)