# Darkiat Village, Kargil, Kargil (Ladakh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kargil, Kargil 

# Darkiat

Darkiat is a village in Kargil sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 36 households**, the 62nd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 254people (2011)
- 36households
- 80.2%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Darkiat PIN code and other codes

Darkiat falls in Kargil sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh.

- Gram panchayatLolsum
- Community development blockShargole
- Census village code000991

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Darkiat from nearby towns?

- Kargil (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)23 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Darkiat?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Darkiat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shargati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darkiat known for?

Products made here include shawl. About 38% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Darkiat

Of every 100 households in Darkiat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Darkiat · ■ Kargil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****86%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****78%**

**87%

Television ****36%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**13%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Darkiat?

■ Darkiat · ■ Kargil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**782

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**979

Working population ****23.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 69.7% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 35 (58%) · **■** Marginal 25 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kargil

- Batambis332 people
- Heniskot330 people
- Tingdo292 people
- Phultuks280 people
- Poyan216 people
- Nunamchey199 people

[All 66 villages in Kargil](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/kargil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darkiat from Kargil?23 km by road
- What is the population of Darkiat?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkiat in?Kargil district (Kargil sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Darkiat?80.2% (Census 2011)