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

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Village · Sanku, Kargil 

# Itchoo

Itchoo is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 20 households**, the 35th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 159people (2011)
- 20households
- 54.8%literacy
- 1,092females per 1,000 males

## Itchoo PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBarsoo
- Community development blockSankoo
- Census village code001046

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

## How far is Itchoo from nearby towns?

- Sankoo (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)75 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)75 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 Itchoo?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Itchoo; 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
- ●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
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 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 Itchoo known for?

The main crops are **wheat and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 31% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Itchoo

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

■ Itchoo · ■ Sanku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**86%

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

**98%

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

**2%

Tap water ****0%**

**82%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**63%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Itchoo?

■ Itchoo · ■ Sanku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**980

Working population ****22.6%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 41.9% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (17%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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

- Panikhar325 people
- Kochik316 people
- Shergandi283 people
- Gyaling271 people
- Karpo Khar133 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Itchoo from Kargil?75 km by road
- What is the population of Itchoo?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itchoo in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Itchoo?54.8% (Census 2011)