# Panikhar Village, Sanku, Kargil (Ladakh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sanku, Kargil 

# Panikhar

Panikhar is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194103**. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 43 households**, the 31st largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 325people (2011)
- 43households
- 83.0%literacy
- 194103PIN code

## Panikhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code194103
- Gram panchayatPanikhar
- Community development blockTaifsuru
- Census village code001055

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

## How far is Panikhar from nearby towns?

- Sankoo (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)66 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)70 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 Panikhar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Panikhar; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pranti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Panikhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and grain**. Products made here include shawl. About 22% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Panikhar

Of every 100 households in Panikhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Panikhar · ■ 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 ****12%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**63%

Television ****67%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**38%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Panikhar?

■ Panikhar · ■ Sanku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**980

Working population ****30.2%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 93 (95%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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

- Achambur470 people
- Chosker Suru431 people
- Thuls Pursa420 people
- Rangdum368 people
- Kochik316 people
- Shergandi283 people
- Gyaling271 people
- Itchoo159 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panikhar?194103
- How far is Panikhar from Kargil?66 km by road
- What is the population of Panikhar?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panikhar in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Panikhar?83.0% (Census 2011)