Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti
# Sagnam

Sagnam is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172117. The 2011 Census counted 432 people in 84 households, the 6th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.
- 432 people (2011)
- 84 households
- 75.0% literacy
- 172117 PIN code

## Sagnam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sagnam is 172117. Sagnam falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 172117
- Community development block Spiti
- Census village code 012543

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sagnam from nearby towns?
- Kaza (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ) 230 km by road
- Manali (nearest town) 260 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sagnam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sagnam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udaipur
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sagnam known for?

The main crops are green peas, barley and potato. About 14% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sagnam

Of every 100 households in Sagnam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sagnam · ■ Spiti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 66%
- Toilet within the home 87% 83%
- No toilet (open defecation) 5% 17%
- Tap water 91% 81%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 56% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 44% 73%
- Use banking services 100% 91%
- Television 77% 67%
- Mobile phone 50% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 10%
- None of these assets 4% 17%
- Own their home 87% 78%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sagnam?

■ Sagnam · ■ Spiti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 79.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1047 862
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 995
- Working population 65.3% 57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 63.7% for women. 65% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 118 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 111 (39%) · ■ Marginal 51 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Spiti
- Marango Rangarik 781 people
- Kaza Khas 667 people
- Samdo 598 people
- Tabo 592 people
- Kee 367 people
- Kibber Khas 366 people
- Chicham Khas 358 people
- Losar Khas 320 people

All 231 villages in Spiti

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sagnam? 172117
- How far is Sagnam from Kyelang? 230 km by road
- What is the population of Sagnam? 432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sagnam in? Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sagnam? 75.0% (Census 2011)

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