# Sanku, Kargil (Ladakh) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Kargil, Ladakh 

# Sanku

Sanku is a sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. At the 2011 Census it had **40,548 people**, no towns and 36 villages (36 inhabited). The largest village is Saleskot (3,605 people).

- 40,548people (2011)
- 36villages
- 0towns
- 64.0%literacy

## Population of Sanku compared with Kargil

■ Sanku · ■ Kargil district

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**810

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**977

Working population ****30.4%**

**36.8%

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

## Homes and amenities in Sanku

Of every 100 households in Sanku in 2011, 86 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sanku · ■ Kargil district

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****82%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****63%**

**77%

Television ****25%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**10%

None of these assets ****38%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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

## Largest villages in Sanku

- Saleskot · 3,605 people
- Tres Pone · 3,332 people
- Thang Dumbur · 2,698 people
- Thasgam Thaine · 2,567 people
- Tambis · 2,442 people
- Lankarchey · 2,425 people
- Gund Mangl Pur · 1,894 people
- Barsoo · 1,602 people
- Kanor · 1,481 people
- Khandi · 1,456 people
- Yuljuk · 1,196 people
- Sangra · 1,183 people
- Parkachik · 1,138 people
- Nagmakusar · 1,126 people
- Purtikchy · 963 people
- KarcheY Khar · 942 people

[All 36 villages in Sanku →](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Sanku?36 (36 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanku in?Kargil district, Ladakh
- What is the population of Sanku?40,548 (Census 2011)