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

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Village · Sanku, Kargil 

# Purtikchy

Purtikchy is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194301**. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 133 households**, the 15th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 963people (2011)
- 133households
- 53.6%literacy
- 194301PIN code

## Purtikchy PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purtikchy is 194301.** Purtikchy falls in Sanku sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh.

- PIN code194301
- Gram panchayatPurtikchy
- Community development blockTaifsuru
- Census village code001049

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

## How far is Purtikchy from nearby towns?

- Sankoo (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)53 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 Purtikchy?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Purtikchy; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Panikhar
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Purtikchy known for?

The main crops are **wheat and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 17% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Purtikchy

Of every 100 households in Purtikchy in 2011, 92 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purtikchy · ■ Sanku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**2%

Tap water ****70%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**63%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****50%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Purtikchy?

■ Purtikchy · ■ Sanku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**980

Working population ****21.5%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 45.2% for women. 38% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (18%) · **■** Marginal 167 (81%)

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

- Yuljuk1,196 people
- Sangra1,183 people
- Parkachik1,138 people
- Nagmakusar1,126 people
- KarcheY Khar942 people
- Namsuru905 people
- Farona893 people
- Stakpa878 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purtikchy?194301
- How far is Purtikchy from Kargil?53 km by road
- What is the population of Purtikchy?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purtikchy in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Purtikchy?53.6% (Census 2011)