(Updated on 12th January 2011)
POPULATION 2001 Census
Total Number 33,224 (Lahaul=13,099, Udaipur=9446, Spiti=10,679)
Male Number 18,441 (55.51%)
Female Number 14,783 (44.49%)
Rural Number 33,224
Urban Number Nil
SC Population Number 2,605 (07.84%)
ST Population Number 24,238 (72.95%)
Others Number 6381 (19.21%)
Sex Ratio 802 Women per 1000 Men
Density of Population Per Square KM 2
Birth Rate as per 1995 year 16.2
Death Rate 6.1
PEOPLE & CULTURE
Major Religions Hindu & Bodh
Languages Spoken Manchad Dialects, Bhoti, Sanskrit
Culture Tibetan & Bhoti Culture
Traditions God Prayers
Art Forms Tibetan
LITERACY RATE AGGREGATE
73.10%
Male Literacy 82.76%
Female Literacy 60.94%
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA Hectares
13,833 Sq Kms
9,11,165 Hectares
-Lahaul
-Udaipur
-Spiti
3472
1,97,612
7,10,111
Forest Area Hectare 1,37,376
Total Agricultural Area Hectare 3,503
Cultivated Area Hectare 3,398
Irrigated Area Hectare 3,398
Area Under Major Crops
Barly
Maize
Wheat
Potato
Peas
Area Under Fruits
Hectares
403
19
46
747
1782
202
Altitude Above Mean Sea Level 10,050 feet
Ranges lies between 5,480 meters and 6,400 meters
Longitude Lies between East Longitude 76 46' 29" and 78 41' 34"
Latitude Lies between North Latitude 31 44' 57" and 32 59' 57"
Major Rivers CHANDRA + BHAGA =Chenab
CLIMATE Generally Cool
Humidity Generally Dry
Rainfall/Snowfall Scanty/Heavy(1185.8 cm)
Rainfall 2010 1461.2 milli meters
DISTANCES From State Capital Shimla
Nearest Railway Station Shimla 341 Km
Nearest Airport Bhuntar for Lahaul
Shimla for Spiti 166 Km
341 Km
ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP As on 01st Jan 2011
Sub-Divisions 3 (Keylong, Kaza, Udaipur)
Tehsils 2 (Lahaul at Keylong, Spiti at Kaza)
Sub-Tehsil 1(Udaipur)
Development Blocks 2 (Lahaul, Spiti)
Gram Panchayats 41 (Lahaul=28, Spiti=13)
Villages 521
HEALTH SET UP As on 01st Jan.
District Hospitals 1
Community Health Centers 3 (Udaipur, Shansha, Kaza)
Primary Health Centers 15 (Sissu, Gondhla, Gemur, Tholang, Jhalma, Thirot, Tingret, Tabo, Sagnam,Darcha,Phura,Tindi, Lossar,Hansa,Kibber )
Civil Dispensaries 5 (Darcha, Phura, Kibber, Lossar, Hansa)
Sub Centers 36 (26 in Lahaul, 10 in Spiti)
TBA 36
Ayurvedic Hospitals 1
Ayurvedic Dispensaries 21
EDUCATION
Primary Schools 205
Middle Schools 33
High Schools/Sr Sec Schools 29
Govt Degree College 1 at Kukumseri (Udaipur)
Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVS) 1 at Keylong
DIET 1 at Tandi
University Nil
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Hospitals 14(Lahaul=9,Kaza=5)
Dispensaries 43(Lahaul=25,Kaza=18)
AI Centres 40(Lahaul=30,Kaza=10)
Sheep & Wool Ext. Centres 1
Dispesary(MMAPDY) 1
Mobile Units 1
LIVESTOCK POPULATION
65,109
Total Live Stock 65,109(cattle=12280,Yak=1290, Sheep=37004, Goat=8443, Horse=17, Mithun=2, pony=955, Dog=215, Poultry=2896 , Donkey=2007
GENERAL
Telephone Connections Around 800
Villages with link road 190 approx
Katcha Roads Kms 568
Metalled Roads Kms 222
Electrified Villages 100% Electrified 287
Census Villages where drinking water facility available 100% 287
Nationalized Bank Branches
SBI,SBP,UCO,PNB
12
Name of Lead Bank SBI
Cooperative Bank Branches
3
Post Offices/VPO 47
Telegraph Offices 1
Police Post/Chowki
3(Police Stations-Keylong, Udaipur, Kaza)
(Police Chowki-Tindi, Jhalman, Koksar, CP Sumdo)
Major Crops Potato, Peas, Kuth, Hops, Seabuckthorn
HP State Govt Employees Number 2318
Gazetted 138
Non-Gazetted 2180
Co-operatives Societies 123
Fair Price Shops 67
RELIGIOUS PLACES
Triloknath Temple, Udaipur (Lahaul Valley)
Mrikula Mata Temple, Udaipur (Lahaul Valley)
Lady Of Keylong
BODH MONASTERIES
Kardang
Shashur
Gemur
Tabo
Kee
Tayul
Guru Ghantal
RIVER & LAKE
Chandra River
Bhaga River
Chandrabhaga
Spiti River
Tsarab River
Chandra Tal
Suraj Tal
Neel Kanth
PASSES
Rohtang (3978m)
Baralacha La (4830m)
Kunzam (4551m)
Pin Parvati (5319m)
Ghunsarng (5600m)
Monirang (5335m)
Sara Umga (5019m)
Hamta (4268m)
Kugti (5040m)
Kalicho (4803m)
Tarsalamu (5358m)
PWD CIRCUIT HOUSES 3 (Keylong, Udaipur, Kaza)
PWD REST HOUSES 24 (Keylong, Jispa, Patseo, Thirot, Udaipur, Tindi, Gondhla, Sissu, Koksar, Chhatru, Chota Dara, Kaza, Tabo, Losar, Samd, Poh, Sagna)
IPH REST HOUSES 7
Forest REST HOUSES 4 (Keylong, Jahalman, Udaipur)
HPSEB REST HOUSES 3 (Karga, Thirot, Rongtong)
HELIPADS
Stingri
Barring
Sissu
Tingret
Udaipur
Rawa
Jispa
Tindi
1.Kaza
2.Tabo
PETROL PUMPS
Tandi (Lahaul) 112 Kms away from Manali on Manali-Keylong-Leh highway.
Kaza (Spiti) 421 Kms away from Shimla.
