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

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Village · Sanku, Kargil 

# Khows

Khows is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194103**. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 95 households**, the 21st largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 756people (2011)
- 95households
- 62.7%literacy
- 194103PIN code

## Khows PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khows is 194103.** Khows falls in Sanku sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh.

- PIN code194103
- Gram panchayatKhows
- Community development blockTaifsuru
- Census village code001050

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

## How far is Khows from nearby towns?

- Sankoo (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)52 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)52 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 Khows?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Khows; 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 · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Namsura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells 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 Khows known for?

The main crops are **wheat and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 39% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Khows

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

■ Khows · ■ Sanku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**86%

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

**98%

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

**2%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**63%

Television ****13%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****82%**

**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 Khows?

■ Khows · ■ Sanku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**980

Working population ****42.2%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 45.9% for women. 46% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (8%) · **■** Marginal 291 (91%)

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

- Namsuru905 people
- Farona893 people
- Stakpa878 people
- Umba844 people
- Tangol694 people
- Barto679 people
- Tai Suru589 people
- Kargi566 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khows?194103
- How far is Khows from Kargil?52 km by road
- What is the population of Khows?756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khows in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Khows?62.7% (Census 2011)