Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti # Shichling Shichling is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172113. The 2011 Census counted 89 people in 30 households, the 43rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 89 people (2011) - 30 households - 84.4% literacy - 172113 PIN code ## Shichling PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shichling is 172113. Shichling falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172113 - Community development block Spiti - Census village code 012596 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shichling from nearby towns? - Kaza (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road - Kyelang (district HQ) 220 km by road - Manali (nearest town) 235 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shichling? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Shichling; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 · Samling - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rekong Peo - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udaipur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Shichling known for? The main crops are potato, green peas and barley. About 3% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shichling Of every 100 households in Shichling in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 31 a car. ■ Shichling · ■ Spiti rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 66% - Toilet within the home 38% 83% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 17% - Tap water 0% 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 66% 67% - Mobile phone 52% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 31% 10% - None of these assets 0% 17% - Own their home 48% 78% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shichling? ■ Shichling · ■ Spiti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.4% 79.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 589 862 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 995 - Working population 56.2% 57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 75.0% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (12%) · ■ Other work 37 (74%) · ■ Marginal 7 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Spiti - Tangti Kogma 100 people - Keuling 98 people - Tangti Yogma 93 people - Shego 91 people - Morang 81 people - Sumling 79 people - Lara Khas 65 people - Uperla Guling 64 people All 231 villages in Spiti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shichling? 172113 - How far is Shichling from Kyelang? 220 km by road - What is the population of Shichling? 89 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shichling in? Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shichling? 84.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/shichling/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.