# Shansha, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Shansha

Shansha is a village in [Lahul](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/) sub-district of [Lahul & Spiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/) district, [Himachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/), PIN code **175133**. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 72 households**, the 5th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 320people (2011)
- 72households
- 75.8%literacy
- 175133PIN code

## Shansha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175133
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012296

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

## How far is Shansha from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)25 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 Shansha?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Shansha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaypur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Shansha known for?

The main crops are **potato and green peas**. About 33% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shansha

Of every 100 households in Shansha in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Shansha · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****79%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Shansha?

■ Shansha · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2286**

**1079

Working population ****78.8%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 67.1% for women. 83% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 195 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (21%)

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

- Keylong1,150 people
- Stingiri537 people
- Gushal390 people
- Gondhla329 people
- Khangsar224 people
- Shuiling221 people
- Jispa202 people
- Tholang200 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shansha?175133
- How far is Shansha from Kyelang?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shansha?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shansha in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shansha?75.8% (Census 2011)