About Qurith Village

Qurith 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 14, made up of 8 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Qurith Overview

Census 2011 figures for Qurith village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Spiti
Pincode	172113
Area (hectares)	82.37 hectares
Population	14
Male Population	8
Female Population	6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	750
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Qurith compares

By the 2011 count Qurith is the 64th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 82.37 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Qurith

Qurith is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Qurith as Available within village. 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 Qurith from other places

Qurith lies about 134 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 143 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 Qurith
Tehsil headquarters	Spiti	14 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	134 km
Nearest town	Mandi	140 km
Nearest railway station	Zero Point	143 km

Villages closest to Qurith

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.

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Common questions about Qurith

As per the Census of India 2011, Qurith village had a population of 14. That makes it the 64th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Qurith village has 8 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Qurith has about 750 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 Qurith is 172113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Qurith covers 82.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Qurith is Zero Point, about 143 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Qurith.

Qurith is about 134 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.

Qurith is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 14 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 134 km away. Mandi is about 140 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.