Jispa
Jispa | |
|---|---|
village | |
 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Lahaul and Spiti |
| Elevation | 3,200 m (10,500 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 332 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Jispa (elevation 3,200 m or 10,500 ft; population 332)[1] is a village in Lahaul, in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Jispa is located 20 km north of Keylong[2][3] and 7 km south of Darcha,[4] along the Manali-Leh Highway and the Bhaga river.[3] There are approximately 20 villages between Jispa and Keylong.[5]
According to the 2001 census, of the town's 332 residents, 235 were male and 97 were female.[1] Four belong to scheduled castes, and 149 belong to scheduled tribes.[1] The village has 78 households.[1]
The village has a helipad, a post office,[6] and a monastery.[7] Travellers often stop for the night here; the village has a hotel, a mountaineers' hut, and a campground.[2][3][4] Jispa also has a small folk museum.[2]
Footnotes
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- ^ a b c d 2001 India Census. See census.gov.in (requires registration).
- ^ a b c Joe Bindloss & Sarina Singh. India. Lonely Planet (2007), p. 341. ISBN 978-1-74104-308-2.
- ^ a b c "Jispa". Himachal Tourism (2009). Accessed October 22, 2009.
- ^ a b David Abram. Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides (2003), p. 523. ISBN 978-1-84353-089-3.
- ^ Sudha Mahalingam. "On the trail of two rivers". Frontline (December 18–31, 2004).
- ^ S.C. Bajpai. Lahaul-Spiti: A Forbidden Land in the Himalayas. Indus Publishing (2002), p. 131. ISBN 978-81-7387-113-9.
- ^ Sandeep Silas. Discover India by Rail. Sterling Publishers (2005), p. 187. ISBN 978-81-207-2939-1.
External links
- Information and photos on Jispa and surrounds, and distances from Jispa to other centres [1]