<P> Hikkim is a village in Lahaul and Spiti district in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh at an elevation of 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is 46 km (29 mi) from Kaza, the nearest town connected by road . It is one of the highest year - round inhabited locations in India, with residences from 4330 to 4400 m . Tangyud Monastery in adjacent Komic village 2 km to the southeast has residences up to 4520 m, and Korzok Monastery in adjacent Korzok village on Tso Moriri has year - round residences up to 4570 m . Most of the population is Buddhist . People use stones and wood extensively to build houses and structures . </P> <P> Hikkim village is situated at a very high elevation (4,400 m (14,400 ft)) in the Himalayas . The village and the region itself remain cut off from other parts of the Himachal Pradesh state for half the year due to heavy snowfall over the mountain passes . An arduous track connects the village to Spiti Valley's Kaza town, 46 km (29 mi) away, the nearest town with access to asphalted road . </P> <P> Hikkim village has a post office situated at an elevation of 4,400 m (14,400 ft) and this post office is the highest post office in the world . The post office connects small villages in this isolated region to the rest of the world . It receives and sends postal letters . It also acts as a savings bank where villagers can deposit money in their savings accounts or withdraw money . Intrepid travellers make it this far to Hikkim village to take pride in mailing their letters from the highest post office on Earth . The Postal Index Number or PIN of the village is 172114 . </P> <P> Rinchen Chhering has been the postmaster since its inception in 1983. . The mail is carried on foot to Kaza . The post office is forced to shut during winter months due to heavy snowfall . </P>

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