Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti
# Shego

Shego is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172113. The 2011 Census counted 91 people in 17 households, the 42nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.
- 91 people (2011)
- 17 households
- 82.1% literacy
- 172113 PIN code

## Shego PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shego is 172113. Shego falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 172113
- Community development block Spiti
- Census village code 012506

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

## How far is Shego from nearby towns?
- Kaza (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ) 200 km by road
- Manali (nearest town) 230 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shego?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shego; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kaza Khas
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udaipur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Shego known for?

The main crops are green peas, barley and potato. About 3% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shego

Of every 100 households in Shego in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 35 a car.

■ Shego · ■ 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 100% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 100% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 73%
- Use banking services 100% 91%
- Television 76% 67%
- Mobile phone 100% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 35% 10%
- None of these assets 0% 17%
- Own their home 88% 78%

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

## What is the population of Shego?

■ Shego · ■ Spiti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.1% 79.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1676 862
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1600 995
- Working population 37.4% 57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 87.8% for women. 41% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 21 (62%) · ■ Marginal 13 (38%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Spiti
- Lidang 100 people
- Tangti Kogma 100 people
- Keuling 98 people
- Tangti Yogma 93 people
- Shichling 89 people
- Morang 81 people
- Sumling 79 people
- Lara Khas 65 people

All 231 villages in Spiti

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shego? 172113
- How far is Shego from Kyelang? 200 km by road
- What is the population of Shego? 91 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shego in? Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shego? 82.1% (Census 2011)

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