Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti # Gipu Gipu is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172113. The 2011 Census counted 223 people in 43 households, the 18th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 223 people (2011) - 43 households - 84.2% literacy - 172113 PIN code ## Gipu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gipu is 172113. Gipu falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172113 - Community development block Spiti - Census village code 012649 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gipu from nearby towns? - Kaza (sub-district HQ) 71 km by road - Kyelang (district HQ) 250 km by road - Manali (nearest town) 265 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gipu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gipu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Samdo - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rekong Peo - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udaipur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gipu known for? The main crops are green peas, barley and potato. About 12% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gipu Of every 100 households in Gipu in 2011, 82 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gipu · ■ Spiti rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 66% - Toilet within the home 97% 83% - No toilet (open defecation) 3% 17% - Tap water 100% 81% - Drinking water within premises 74% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 73% - Use banking services 92% 91% - Television 31% 67% - Mobile phone 0% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 3% 10% - None of these assets 51% 17% - Own their home 90% 78% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gipu? ■ Gipu · ■ Spiti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.2% 79.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 689 862 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 995 - Working population 59.2% 57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 74.1% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (30%) · ■ Other work 68 (52%) · ■ Marginal 25 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Spiti - Kauirik 288 people - Demul Khas 279 people - Mane Yogma 257 people - Kungri 256 people - Hurling 218 people - Mud 213 people - Hansa 209 people - Lari 209 people All 231 villages in Spiti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gipu? 172113 - How far is Gipu from Kyelang? 250 km by road - What is the population of Gipu? 223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gipu in? Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gipu? 84.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/gipu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.