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

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Pinjoor

Pinjoor is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172114**. The 2011 Census counted **47 people in 15 households**, the 52nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 47people (2011)
- 15households
- 69.0%literacy
- 172114PIN code

## Pinjoor PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172114
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012492

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

## How far is Pinjoor from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)201 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)216 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 Pinjoor?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pinjoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 market5–10 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 Pinjoor known for?

The main crops are **green peas, barley and beans**. About 16% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Pinjoor

Of every 100 households in Pinjoor in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pinjoor · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

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

**83%

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

**17%

Tap water ****53%**

**81%

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

**15%

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

**26%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****80%**

**91%

Television ****40%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****47%**

**17%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 Pinjoor?

■ Pinjoor · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****567**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**995

Working population ****44.7%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (19%) · **■** Marginal 8 (38%)

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

- Nidang60 people
- Todnam58 people
- Rama Khas49 people
- Lingti48 people
- Shilling42 people
- Tashi Gang40 people
- Ka29 people
- Shushna29 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pinjoor?172114
- How far is Pinjoor from Kyelang?201 km by road
- What is the population of Pinjoor?47 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pinjoor in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pinjoor?69.0% (Census 2011)