# Losar Khas Village, Spiti, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/losar-khas/ Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti # Losar Khas Losar Khas is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172114**. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 65 households**, the 10th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 320people (2011) - 65households - 87.5%literacy - 172114PIN code ## Losar Khas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Losar Khas is 172114.** Losar Khas falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172114 - Community development blockSpiti - Census village code012466 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Losar Khas from nearby towns? - Kaza (sub-district HQ)58 km by road - Kyelang (district HQ)130 km by road - Manali (nearest town)144 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 Losar Khas? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Losar Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hansa - ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Losar Khas known for? The main crops are **green peas, barley and beans**. About 10% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Losar Khas Of every 100 households in Losar Khas in 2011, 5 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Losar Khas · ■ Spiti rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **66% Toilet within the home ****95%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **17% Tap water ****0%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **73% Use banking services ****98%** **91% Television ****79%** **67% Mobile phone ****58%** **55% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **10% None of these assets ****3%** **17% Own their home ****81%** **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 Losar Khas? ■ Losar Khas · ■ Spiti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **995 Working population ****52.2%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 79.7% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 26 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (40%) · **■** Marginal 73 (44%) 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 - Sagnam432 people - Kee367 people - Kibber Khas366 people - Chicham Khas358 people - Poh313 people - Dhankhar301 people - Lalung Khas295 people - Kauirik288 people [All 231 villages in Spiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Losar Khas?172114 - How far is Losar Khas from Kyelang?130 km by road - What is the population of Losar Khas?320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Losar Khas in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Losar Khas?87.5% (Census 2011)