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

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Khurik

Khurik is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172114**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 41 households**, the 28th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 159people (2011)
- 41households
- 76.1%literacy
- 172114PIN code

## Khurik PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khurik is 172114.** Khurik falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172114
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012515

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

## How far is Khurik from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)174 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)189 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 Khurik?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khurik; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rangarik
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Khurik known for?

The main crops are **green peas, barley and mustard**. About 10% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Khurik

Of every 100 households in Khurik in 2011, 29 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khurik · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**66%

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

**83%

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

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**73%

Use banking services ****83%**

**91%

Television ****80%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

None of these assets ****17%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Khurik?

■ Khurik · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**995

Working population ****56.6%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 65.8% for women. 51% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (34%) · **■** Marginal 57 (63%)

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

- Teling184 people
- Mane Kogma183 people
- Barpa177 people
- Yarango Rangarik168 people
- Langja158 people
- Hull153 people
- Chichong144 people
- Guling139 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khurik?172114
- How far is Khurik from Kyelang?174 km by road
- What is the population of Khurik?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurik in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khurik?76.1% (Census 2011)