
Jispa (elevation 3,200 m or 10,500 ft; population 202)
is a village in
Lahaul, in the
India
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Himachal Pradesh
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Geography
Jispa is located north of
Keylong[Joe Bindloss & Sarina Singh. ''India''. '']Lonely Planet
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History
20th century
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'' (2007)
p. 341
.["Jispa"]
. Himachal Tourism (2009). Accessed 22 October 2009. and south of
Darcha,
[David Abram. ''Rough Guide to India''. ]Rough Guides
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(2003)
p. 523
. along the
Manali-Leh Highway and the
Bhaga river.
[ There are approximately 20 villages between Jispa and Keylong.
]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, of the town's 202 residents, 113 were male and 89 were female. One belonged to scheduled castes, and 177 belonged to scheduled tribes. The village had 51 households.[
]
Amenities
The village has a helipad, a post office, and a monastery.[Sandeep Silas. ''Discover India by Rail''. Sterling Publishers (2005)]
p. 187
. Travellers often stop for the night here; the village has a hotel, a mountaineers' hut, and a campground.[ Jispa also has a small folk museum.][
]
References
{{Lahaul and Spiti
Cities and towns in Lahaul and Spiti district