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

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Kirting

Kirting is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175133**. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 41 households**, the 10th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 199people (2011)
- 41households
- 84.5%literacy
- 175133PIN code

## Kirting PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kirting is 175133.** Kirting falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175133
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012301

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

## How far is Kirting from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)21 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)123 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 Kirting?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kirting; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shansha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaypur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 Kirting known for?

The main crops are **green peas and potato**. About 45% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kirting

Of every 100 households in Kirting in 2011, 95 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kirting · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**63%

Use banking services ****90%**

**93%

Television ****78%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**10%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Kirting?

■ Kirting · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1079

Working population ****68.8%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 78.6% for women. 68% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 106 (77%) · **■** Other work 18 (13%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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

- Khangsar224 people
- Shuiling221 people
- Jispa202 people
- Tholang200 people
- Kardang195 people
- Lot192 people
- Goruma173 people
- Darcha Sumdo172 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kirting?175133
- How far is Kirting from Kyelang?21 km by road
- What is the population of Kirting?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kirting in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kirting?84.5% (Census 2011)