# Demul Khas Village, Spiti, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Demul Khas

Demul Khas is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172113**. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 52 households**, the 15th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 279people (2011)
- 52households
- 65.7%literacy
- 172113PIN code

## Demul Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Demul Khas is 172113.** Demul Khas falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172113
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012607

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

## How far is Demul Khas from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)220 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)250 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 Demul Khas?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Samling
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Demul Khas known for?

The main crops are **green peas, barley and potato**. About 10% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Demul Khas

Of every 100 households in Demul Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Demul Khas · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****2%**

**81%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****65%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****27%**

**17%

Own their home ****90%**

**78%

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 Demul Khas?

■ Demul Khas · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**995

Working population ****54.5%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 58.6% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (36%) · **■** Other work 16 (11%) · **■** Marginal 35 (23%)

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 Spiti

- Poh313 people
- Dhankhar301 people
- Lalung Khas295 people
- Kauirik288 people
- Mane Yogma257 people
- Kungri256 people
- Gipu223 people
- Hurling218 people

[All 231 villages in Spiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Demul Khas?172113
- How far is Demul Khas from Kyelang?220 km by road
- What is the population of Demul Khas?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Demul Khas in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Demul Khas?65.7% (Census 2011)