# Farona Village, Sanku, Kargil (Ladakh) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/farona/ Village · Sanku, Kargil # Farona Farona is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194103**. The 2011 Census counted **893 people in 122 households**, the 18th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%. - 893people (2011) - 122households - 62.0%literacy - 194103PIN code ## Farona PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Farona is 194103.** Farona falls in Sanku sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh. - PIN code194103 - Gram panchayatFarona - Community development blockSankoo - Census village code001034 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Farona from nearby towns? - Sanskoo (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kargil (district HQ)26 km by road - Kargil (nearest town)20 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 Farona? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Farona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Trespora - ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Farona known for? The main crops are **wheat, grain and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 46% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Farona Of every 100 households in Farona in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Farona · ■ Sanku rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **86% Toilet within the home ****99%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **2% Tap water ****78%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****48%** **63% Television ****28%** **25% Mobile phone ****30%** **33% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****34%** **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 Farona? ■ Farona · ■ Sanku rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **64.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **980 Working population ****24.9%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 43.6% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (35%) · **■** Marginal 143 (64%) 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 - Nagmakusar1,126 people - Purtikchy963 people - KarcheY Khar942 people - Namsuru905 people - Stakpa878 people - Umba844 people - Khows756 people - Tangol694 people [All 36 villages in Sanku](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Farona?194103 - How far is Farona from Kargil?26 km by road - What is the population of Farona?893 (Census 2011) - Which district is Farona in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh - What is the literacy rate of Farona?62.0% (Census 2011)