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About Mikam Village

Mikam is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 13 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mikam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mikam village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172117
Area (hectares) 28.31 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 13
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mikam compares

By the 2011 count Mikam is the 61st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 28.31 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Mikam

Mikam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mikam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mikam from other places

Mikam lies about 109 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 112 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mikam
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 17 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 109 km
Nearest town Mandi 110 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 112 km

Villages closest to Mikam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Spiti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mikam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mikam village had a population of 24. That makes it the 61st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Mikam village has 13 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mikam has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Mikam is 172117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mikam covers 28.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mikam falls under Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mikam is Zero Point, about 112 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mikam.

Mikam is about 109 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mikam is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 17 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 109 km away. Mandi is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Dhakar (under 2 km), Dhar Kabjima (under 2 km) and Dhar Kargyupa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mikam today is likely to be higher.

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