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

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Kuang Khas

Kuang Khas is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172114**. The 2011 Census counted **27 people in 7 households**, the 59th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 27people (2011)
- 7households
- 88.0%literacy
- 172114PIN code

## Kuang Khas PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172114
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012511

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

## How far is Kuang Khas from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)200 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)230 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 Kuang Khas?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rangrik
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kuang Khas known for?

The main crops are **green peas, barley and potato**. About 4% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Kuang Khas

Of every 100 households in Kuang Khas in 2011, 14 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuang Khas · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**17%

Tap water ****14%**

**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 ****57%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Kuang Khas?

■ Kuang Khas · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**862

Working population ****37.0%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 83.3% for women. 33% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (90%) · **■** Marginal 1 (10%)

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

- Ka29 people
- Shushna29 people
- Siluk29 people
- Kaley27 people
- Gettey26 people
- Mikam24 people
- Phukchung20 people
- Chamling15 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuang Khas?172114
- How far is Kuang Khas from Kyelang?200 km by road
- What is the population of Kuang Khas?27 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuang Khas in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kuang Khas?88.0% (Census 2011)