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

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Piukar

Piukar is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 36 households**, the 23rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 118people (2011)
- 36households
- 69.4%literacy
- 175132PIN code

## Piukar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175132
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012373

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

## How far is Piukar from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)7 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 Piukar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Piukar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Piukar known for?

The main crops are **potato and green peas**. About 40% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Piukar

Of every 100 households in Piukar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piukar · ■ 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 ****0%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**63%

Use banking services ****58%**

**93%

Television ****56%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****44%**

**6%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Piukar?

■ Piukar · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**1079

Working population ****79.7%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 56.1% for women. 78% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (9%) · **■** Marginal 16 (17%)

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

- Dimphuk149 people
- Rape149 people
- Jobrang146 people
- Tinno125 people
- Shashin113 people
- Kawaring112 people
- Gumrang109 people
- Rangbe109 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Piukar?175132
- How far is Piukar from Kyelang?7 km by road
- What is the population of Piukar?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piukar in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Piukar?69.4% (Census 2011)