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{{HimachalPradesh-geo-stub}}
{{Short description|Government office in Himachal Pradesh}}
{{Other uses|Losar (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Losar Khas
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| logo_caption =
| image_skyline = File:Losar Jun18 D72 7824.jpg
| image_caption = [[File:Valued image seal.svg|15px]] View from NH-505, east entrance. Jun '18
| settlement_type = village
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|32.4375|N|77.7506|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati raj]]
| governing_body = Losar Gram Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 3.60
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 4,090
| population_total = 320
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Stod Bhoti|Bhoti]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code = 172114
| registration_plate =[[List of RTO districts in India#HP.E2.80.94Himachal Pradesh|HP]]-
| website = {{url|https://hplahaulspiti.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Losar Khas''' or '''Losar''' is a village on the right bank of the [[Spiti River]] in [[Lahaul and Spiti district|District Lahaul Spiti]] in the state of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The ''Losar Gram Panchayat'' located in Losar is a local government body for the village of Losar Khas and 12 nearby villages in Development Block Spiti.

== Geography ==
Losar Khas is located at {{Coord|32.4375|N|77.7506|E|}} on [[National Highway 505 (India)|NH-505]] Kaza-Gramphoo Road in [[Lahaul and Spiti district]]. Losar Khas village on the right bank of the [[Spiti River]] covers an area of {{Convert|360|ha|acre}} and is at an elevation of {{Convert|4,090|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Losar village|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/32.4375/77.7506&layers=C|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 Feb 2021|website=OpenStreetMap.org}}</ref><ref name=CensusLahaulSpiti>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=District Census Handbook: Lahul & Spiti, Himachal -- Village and Town Directory|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India|year=2011|isbn=|series=3 Part XII A}}</ref>{{rp|page=212}} Losar is {{Convert|57|km|mi}} from [[Kaza, Himachal Pradesh]] and {{Convert|81|km|mi}} from Gramphoo in [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul valley]], via [[National Highway 505 (India)|NH 505]]. Losar has a Branch Post Office (Delivery Office) with pincode 172114.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Locate Post Office, pincode 172114|url=https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/pages/LocatePostOffices.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=19 Feb 2021|website=India Post, Dept. of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Govt of India}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
The population of Losar Khas as of the 2011 Census was 320 in 65 households.<ref name=CensusLahaulSpiti />{{rp|page=212}} Scheduled Tribes comprise about 84% of the population.<ref name=CensusLahaulSpiti />{{rp|page=44}} The main religions are Buddhism and Hinduism.<ref name=CensusLahaulSpiti />{{rp|page=14}} The main language is [[Stod Bhoti|Bhoti]].<ref name=CensusLahaulSpiti />{{rp|page=62}}

== Transport ==
Losar is served by public and private bus services along NH-505. Taxis and vans are available for hire.<ref name=CensusLahaulSpiti />{{rp|page=215}}

== History ==
In the 1868, Capt. A.F.P. Harcourt, Assistant Commissioner, Kooloo (Kullu) Sub-Division, reported that Losur (Losar) village was the first human habitation on the Spiti River. The valley was destitute of timber except for a few stunted willow trees.<ref name="Harcourt">{{Cite book|last=Harcourt|first=A.F.P.|title=The Himalayan Districts of Kooloo, Lahoul and Spiti|publisher=W.H. Allen & Sons|year=1871|location=London|pages=28-29}}</ref>

== Governance (Gram Panchayat) ==
'''The Gram Panchayat of Losar''' or '''Losar Gram Panchayat''' is a government office and [[Gram panchayat|local self-government body]] that governs the village of Losar Khas and 12 nearby villages in Development Block Spiti of [[Lahaul and Spiti district|District Lahaul Spiti]] in the state of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]].
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=== Villages ===
The Gram Panchayat governs 13 villages.
{| class="wikitable"
!Village name
![[Polling Station]] No.
!Type
|-
|Chichong
|1
|Rural
|-
|Dhar Chho Chho Dain
|2
|Rural
|-
|Dhar Dindi
|3
|Rural
|-
|Dhar Fagdansa
|4
|Rural
|-
|Dhar Kilung
|5
|Rural
|-
|Dhar Latothanmo
|6
|Rural
|-
|Dhar Pindo
|7
|Rural
|-
|Dhar Soksa
|8
|Rural
|-
|Dumley
|9
|Rural
|-
|Hansa
|10
|Rural
|-
|Kaito
|11
|Rural
|-
|Kyamo
|12
|Rural
|-
|[[Losar Khas, Spiti valley|Losar Khas]]
|13
|Rural
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[Lahaul and Spiti district]]

== References ==
{{Commons category|Losar, Spiti|Losar Khas}}
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

[[Category:Villages in Lahaul and Spiti district]]
[[Category:Gram panchayats in Himachal Pradesh]]

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