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

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Village · Sanku, Kargil 

# Tambis

Tambis is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,442 people in 296 households**, the 5th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,442people (2011)
- 296households
- 59.0%literacy
- 194105PIN code

## Tambis PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tambis is 194105.** Tambis falls in Sanku sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh.

- PIN code194105
- Gram panchayatTambis A B
- Community development blockGundmagalpur Trespore
- Census village code001031

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

## How far is Tambis from nearby towns?

- Sankoo (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)20 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 Tambis?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Tambis; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, 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 Tambis known for?

The main crops are **wheat, peas and grain**. Products made here include shawl. About 62% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Tambis

Of every 100 households in Tambis in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Tambis · ■ Sanku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**86%

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

**98%

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

**2%

Tap water ****98%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**63%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Tambis?

■ Tambis · ■ Sanku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1323**

**980

Working population ****24.2%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 45.0% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 148 (25%) · **■** Marginal 439 (74%)

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

- Saleskot3,605 people
- Tres Pone3,332 people
- Thang Dumbur2,698 people
- Thasgam Thaine2,567 people
- Lankarchey2,425 people
- Gund Mangl Pur1,894 people
- Barsoo1,602 people
- Kanor1,481 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tambis?194105
- How far is Tambis from Kargil?20 km by road
- What is the population of Tambis?2,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tambis in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Tambis?59.0% (Census 2011)
