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

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Guskyar

Guskyar is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **45 people in 8 households**, the 63rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 45people (2011)
- 8households
- 71.1%literacy
- 175132PIN code

## Guskyar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175132
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012342

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

## How far is Guskyar from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)1 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)116 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 Guskyar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Guskyar; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keylong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Guskyar known for?

The main crops are **potato, green peas and wheat**. About 44% of the 10 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Guskyar

Of every 100 households in Guskyar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Guskyar · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

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

**86%

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

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**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 Guskyar?

■ Guskyar · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****667**

**887

Working population ****75.6%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 44.4% for women. 89% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (24%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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

- Lingar49 people
- Meling49 people
- Krozing47 people
- Murticha47 people
- Kelad45 people
- Gopa Thang44 people
- Lapchang44 people
- Rangyo44 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Guskyar?175132
- How far is Guskyar from Kyelang?1 km by road
- What is the population of Guskyar?45 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guskyar in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Guskyar?71.1% (Census 2011)