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

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Shushna

Shushna is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172113**. The 2011 Census counted **29 people in 7 households**, the 56th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 29people (2011)
- 7households
- 78.6%literacy
- 172113PIN code

## Shushna PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172113
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012594

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

## How far is Shushna from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)23 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shushna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shushna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Samling
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- 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 Shushna known for?

The main crops are **wheat, potato and green peas**. About 5% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Shushna

Of every 100 households in Shushna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 29 a car.

■ Shushna · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****43%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****29%**

**10%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Shushna?

■ Shushna · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**862

Working population ****62.1%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 66.7% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (28%) · **■** Other work 4 (22%) · **■** Marginal 9 (50%)

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

- Pinjoor47 people
- Shilling42 people
- Tashi Gang40 people
- Ka29 people
- Siluk29 people
- Kaley27 people
- Kuang Khas27 people
- Gettey26 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shushna?172113
- How far is Shushna from Kyelang?220 km by road
- What is the population of Shushna?29 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shushna in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shushna?78.6% (Census 2011)