# Ka Village, Spiti, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Ka

Ka is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172117**. The 2011 Census counted **29 people in 5 households**, the 55th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 29people (2011)
- 5households
- 76.2%literacy
- 172117PIN code

## Ka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ka is 172117.** Ka falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172117
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012537

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

## How far is Ka from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)235 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)265 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 Ka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Minsar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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
- 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 Ka known for?

The main crops are **green peas, barley and potato**. About 2% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Ka

Of every 100 households in Ka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ka · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****40%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**10%

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

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ka?

■ Ka · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1231**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**995

Working population ****58.6%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 60.0% for women. 69% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (71%) · **■** Other work 1 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (24%)

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

- Lingti48 people
- Pinjoor47 people
- Shilling42 people
- Tashi Gang40 people
- Shushna29 people
- Siluk29 people
- Kaley27 people
- Kuang Khas27 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ka?172117
- How far is Ka from Kyelang?235 km by road
- What is the population of Ka?29 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ka in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ka?76.2% (Census 2011)