Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti # Poh Poh is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172113. The 2011 Census counted 313 people in 68 households, the 11th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 313 people (2011) - 68 households - 78.8% literacy - 172113 PIN code ## Poh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Poh is 172113. Poh falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172113 - Community development block Spiti - Census village code 012636 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Poh from nearby towns? - Kaza (sub-district HQ) 37 km by road - Kyelang (district HQ) 224 km by road - Manali (nearest town) 239 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Poh? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Poh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tabo - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rekong Peo - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udaipur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Poh known for? The main crops are green peas, wheat and potato. About 23% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Poh Of every 100 households in Poh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Poh · ■ Spiti rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 66% - Toilet within the home 50% 83% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 17% - Tap water 100% 81% - Drinking water within premises 3% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 73% - Use banking services 91% 91% - Television 68% 67% - Mobile phone 78% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 5% - Car / jeep / van 13% 10% - None of these assets 9% 17% - Own their home 76% 78% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Poh? ■ Poh · ■ Spiti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.8% 79.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1144 862 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 995 - Working population 47.9% 57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 64 (43%) · ■ Marginal 75 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Spiti - Kee 367 people - Kibber Khas 366 people - Chicham Khas 358 people - Losar Khas 320 people - Dhankhar 301 people - Lalung Khas 295 people - Kauirik 288 people - Demul Khas 279 people All 231 villages in Spiti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poh? 172113 - How far is Poh from Kyelang? 224 km by road - What is the population of Poh? 313 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poh in? Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Poh? 78.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/poh/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.