Jispa

Jispa
village
Small village below mountain peaks
Jispa

Location in Himachal Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 32°38′0″N 77°10′0″E / 32.63333°N 77.16667°ECoordinates: 32°38′0″N 77°10′0″E / 32.63333°N 77.16667°E
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 IST (UTC+5:30)
Jispa Monastery
Pilgrims at Jispa for Dalai Lama's teachings. August 2010
Jispa - hotel. 2010

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]

Houses in Jispa

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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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2001 India Census. See census.gov.in (requires registration).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Joe Bindloss & Sarina Singh. India. Lonely Planet (2007), p. 341. ISBN 978-1-74104-308-2.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Jispa". Himachal Tourism (2009). Accessed October 22, 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 David Abram. Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides (2003), p. 523. ISBN 978-1-84353-089-3.
  5. ↑ Sudha Mahalingam. "On the trail of two rivers". Frontline (December 18–31, 2004).
  6. ↑ S.C. Bajpai. Lahaul-Spiti: A Forbidden Land in the Himalayas. Indus Publishing (2002), p. 131. ISBN 978-81-7387-113-9.
  7. ↑ Sandeep Silas. Discover India by Rail. Sterling Publishers (2005), p. 187. ISBN 978-81-207-2939-1.

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