Pilgrims at Jispa for Dalai Lama's teachings

Jispa (elevation 3,200 m or 10,500 ft; population 202) is a village in

Lahaul The Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahaul () and Spiti (; or ). The present administrative centre is Kyelang in Lahaul. Before the two districts were merged ...

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Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

Geography

Jispa is located north of

Keylong Kyelang (also spelled Keylong) is a town and the administrative centre of the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, north of Manali via Atal Tunnel and from the Indo-Tibetan border. It is located along the Mana ...

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."Jispa"
. Himachal Tourism (2009). Accessed 22 October 2009. and south of

Darcha Darcha also known as Dartse (elevation 3,360 m or 11,020 ft) is a pair of villages (Darcha Sumdo and Darach Dangma) on the Bhaga River in the Lahaul sub-division in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. ...

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. along the Manali-Leh Highway and the

Bhaga river The Chenab River () is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and S ...

. There are approximately 20 villages between Jispa and

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, of the town's 202 residents, 113 were male and 89 were female. One belonged to

scheduled castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

, and 177 belonged to scheduled tribes. The village had 51 households. Jispa 2

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