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

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Village · Sanku, Kargil 

# Kochik

Kochik is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **316 people in 41 households**, the 32nd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 316people (2011)
- 41households
- 64.1%literacy
- 775females per 1,000 males

## Kochik PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKochik
- Community development blockTaifsuru
- Census village code001061

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

## How far is Kochik from nearby towns?

- Sankoo (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)55 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 Kochik?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kochik; 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Panich
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Kochik known for?

The main crops are **wheat and grain**. Products made here include shawl. About 39% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Kochik

Of every 100 households in Kochik in 2011, 83 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kochik · ■ Sanku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**86%

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

**98%

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

**2%

Tap water ****95%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****80%**

**63%

Television ****37%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****51%**

**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 Kochik?

■ Kochik · ■ Sanku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****775**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**980

Working population ****33.5%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 49.5% for women. 31% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (12%) · **■** Marginal 89 (84%)

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

- Chosker Suru431 people
- Thuls Pursa420 people
- Rangdum368 people
- Panikhar325 people
- Shergandi283 people
- Gyaling271 people
- Itchoo159 people
- Karpo Khar133 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kochik from Kargil?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kochik?316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kochik in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Kochik?64.1% (Census 2011)