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

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Khar

Khar is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172117**. The 2011 Census counted **121 people in 31 households**, the 37th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 121people (2011)
- 31households
- 67.9%literacy
- 172117PIN code

## Khar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172117
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012585

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

## How far is Khar from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)225 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)255 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 Khar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sagnam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 hand pumps
- 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 Khar known for?

The main crops are **green peas, barley and potato**. About 4% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khar

Of every 100 households in Khar in 2011, 84 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khar · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**81%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**73%

Use banking services ****26%**

**91%

Television ****45%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****52%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khar?

■ Khar · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**995

Working population ****63.6%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 52.8% for women. 58% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (10%) · **■** Marginal 20 (26%)

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

- Pangmo Khas138 people
- Kaito135 people
- Komik130 people
- Kyamo127 people
- Lidang100 people
- Tangti Kogma100 people
- Keuling98 people
- Tangti Yogma93 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khar?172117
- How far is Khar from Kyelang?225 km by road
- What is the population of Khar?121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khar in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khar?67.9% (Census 2011)