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

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Qurith

Qurith is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172113**. The 2011 Census counted **14 people in 3 households**, the 65th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 14people (2011)
- 3households
- 100.0%literacy
- 172113PIN code

## Qurith PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Qurith is 172113.** Qurith falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172113
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012639

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

## How far is Qurith from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)228 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)243 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 Qurith?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Qurith; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tabo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Qurith known for?

The main crops are **potato, green peas and barley**. About 3% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Qurith

Of every 100 households in Qurith in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 33 a car.

■ Qurith · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**66%

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

**83%

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

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**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 ****33%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****33%**

**10%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Qurith?

■ Qurith · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****750**

**862

Working population ****35.7%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 25% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (40%) · **■** Marginal 3 (60%)

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

- Mikam24 people
- Phukchung20 people
- Chamling15 people
- Chhidang14 people
- Sanglung14 people
- Kong Kong13 people
- Chobrang12 people
- Pomrang12 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Qurith?172113
- How far is Qurith from Kyelang?228 km by road
- What is the population of Qurith?14 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Qurith in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Qurith?100.0% (Census 2011)