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

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Shashin

Shashin is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175140**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 34 households**, the 24th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 113people (2011)
- 34households
- 86.9%literacy
- 175140PIN code

## Shashin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shashin is 175140.** Shashin falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175140
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012407

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

## How far is Shashin from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)34 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)83 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 Shashin?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shashin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sissu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Shashin known for?

The main crops are **green peas, potato and kuth**. About 41% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Shashin

Of every 100 households in Shashin in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Shashin · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**63%

Use banking services ****92%**

**93%

Television ****84%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****32%**

**10%

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

**6%

Own their home ****65%**

**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 Shashin?

■ Shashin · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****794**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1079

Working population ****77.9%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 83.0% for women. 78% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (69%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (26%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Rape149 people
- Jobrang146 people
- Tinno125 people
- Piukar118 people
- Kawaring112 people
- Gumrang109 people
- Rangbe109 people
- Mangoon107 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shashin?175140
- How far is Shashin from Kyelang?34 km by road
- What is the population of Shashin?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shashin in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shashin?86.9% (Census 2011)