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

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Village · Sanku, Kargil 

# Umba

Umba is a village in Sanku sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194103**. The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 124 households**, the 20th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 844people (2011)
- 124households
- 66.5%literacy
- 194103PIN code

## Umba PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code194103
- Gram panchayatUmba
- Community development blockSankoo
- Census village code001036

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

## How far is Umba from nearby towns?

- Sankoo (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)52 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)52 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 Umba?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Umba; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanikoo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Umba known for?

The main crops are **wheat, peas and grain**. Products made here include shawl. About 23% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Umba

Of every 100 households in Umba in 2011, 10 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Umba · ■ Sanku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**2%

Tap water ****91%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****85%**

**63%

Television ****7%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Umba?

■ Umba · ■ Sanku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**980

Working population ****25.8%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 58.0% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 71 (33%) · **■** Marginal 147 (67%)

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

- KarcheY Khar942 people
- Namsuru905 people
- Farona893 people
- Stakpa878 people
- Khows756 people
- Tangol694 people
- Barto679 people
- Tai Suru589 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umba?194103
- How far is Umba from Kargil?52 km by road
- What is the population of Umba?844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umba in?Kargil district (Sanku sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Umba?66.5% (Census 2011)