# Lankarchey Village, Sanku, Kargil (Ladakh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/lankarchey/ Village · Sanku, Kargil # Lankarchey Lankarchey is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194703**. The 2011 Census counted **2,425 people in 321 households**, the 6th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%. - 2,425people (2011) - 321households - 58.3%literacy - 194703PIN code ## Lankarchey PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lankarchey is 194703.** Lankarchey falls in Sanku sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh. - PIN code194703 - Gram panchayatLankarchey - Community development blockSankoo - Census village code001035 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lankarchey from nearby towns? - Sankoo (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kargil (district HQ)35 km by road - Kargil (nearest town)35 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 Lankarchey? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Lankarchey; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Sankoo - ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Lankarchey known for? The main crops are **wheat, grain and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 45% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Lankarchey Of every 100 households in Lankarchey in 2011, 89 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lankarchey · ■ Sanku rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **86% Toilet within the home ****99%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **2% Tap water ****100%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****81%** **63% Television ****15%** **25% Mobile phone ****38%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****22%** **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 Lankarchey? ■ Lankarchey · ■ Sanku rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%** **64.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **980 Working population ****35.3%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 44.1% for women. 42% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 228 (27%) · **■** Marginal 619 (72%) 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 - Tres Pone3,332 people - Thang Dumbur2,698 people - Thasgam Thaine2,567 people - Tambis2,442 people - Gund Mangl Pur1,894 people - Barsoo1,602 people - Kanor1,481 people - Khandi1,456 people [All 36 villages in Sanku](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lankarchey?194703 - How far is Lankarchey from Kargil?35 km by road - What is the population of Lankarchey?2,425 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lankarchey in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh - What is the literacy rate of Lankarchey?58.3% (Census 2011)