# Barsoo Village, Sanku, Kargil (Ladakh) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/barsoo/ Village · Sanku, Kargil # Barsoo Barsoo is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,602 people in 181 households**, the 8th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%. - 1,602people (2011) - 181households - 65.9%literacy - 194301PIN code ## Barsoo PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barsoo is 194301.** Barsoo falls in Sanku sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh. - PIN code194301 - Gram panchayatBarsoo - Community development blockSankoo - Census village code001043 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barsoo from nearby towns? - Sankoo (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kargil (district HQ)50 km by road - Kargil (nearest town)50 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 Barsoo? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Barsoo; 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 · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - 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 Barsoo known for? The main crops are **wheat and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 26% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Barsoo Of every 100 households in Barsoo in 2011, 86 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Barsoo · ■ Sanku rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **86% Toilet within the home ****93%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **2% Tap water ****96%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****72%** **63% Television ****9%** **25% Mobile phone ****36%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****53%** **38% Own their home ****99%** **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 Barsoo? ■ Barsoo · ■ Sanku rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **64.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****734** **980 Working population ****30.0%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 56.4% for women. 42% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 123 (26%) · **■** Marginal 256 (53%) 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 Sanku - Thasgam Thaine2,567 people - Tambis2,442 people - Lankarchey2,425 people - Gund Mangl Pur1,894 people - Kanor1,481 people - Khandi1,456 people - Yuljuk1,196 people - Sangra1,183 people [All 36 villages in Sanku](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barsoo?194301 - How far is Barsoo from Kargil?50 km by road - What is the population of Barsoo?1,602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barsoo in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh - What is the literacy rate of Barsoo?65.9% (Census 2011)