# Barto Village, Sanku, Kargil (Ladakh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sanku, Kargil 

# Barto

Barto is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 98 households**, the 23rd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 679people (2011)
- 98households
- 61.7%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Barto PIN code and other codes

Barto falls in Sanku sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh.

- Gram panchayatBarsoo
- Community development blockSankoo
- Census village code001044

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

## How far is Barto from nearby towns?

- Sankoo (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)36 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)36 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 Barto?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Barso
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Barto known for?

The main crops are **wheat and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 35% of the 129 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 Barto

Of every 100 households in Barto in 2011, 83 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barto · ■ Sanku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**2%

Tap water ****68%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**63%

Television ****9%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****66%**

**38%

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 Barto?

■ Barto · ■ Sanku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**980

Working population ****20.8%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 54.1% for women. 37% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (15%) · **■** Marginal 117 (83%)

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

- Stakpa878 people
- Umba844 people
- Khows756 people
- Tangol694 people
- Tai Suru589 people
- Kargi566 people
- Pranti518 people
- Achambur470 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barto from Kargil?36 km by road
- What is the population of Barto?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barto in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Barto?61.7% (Census 2011)