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

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Shurtang

Shurtang is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175140**. The 2011 Census counted **35 people in 7 households**, the 78th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 35people (2011)
- 7households
- 78.1%literacy
- 175140PIN code

## Shurtang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175140
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012413

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

## How far is Shurtang from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)37 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)82 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 Shurtang?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shurtang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 Shurtang known for?

The main crops are **green peas and potato**. About 36% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Shurtang

Of every 100 households in Shurtang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Shurtang · ■ 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 ****100%**

**53%

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

**31%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

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

**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 Shurtang?

■ Shurtang · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**1079

Working population ****65.7%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 64.7% for women. 65% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 18 (78%) · **■** Other work 5 (22%)

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

- Wari36 people
- Phuktal35 people
- Retil35 people
- Ruring35 people
- Tiling35 people
- Shugu33 people
- Rualing32 people
- Karing31 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shurtang?175140
- How far is Shurtang from Kyelang?37 km by road
- What is the population of Shurtang?35 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shurtang in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shurtang?78.1% (Census 2011)