# Zanskar, Kargil (Ladakh) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Kargil, Ladakh 

# Zanskar

Zanskar is a sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. At the 2011 Census it had **13,793 people**, no towns and 25 villages (25 inhabited). The largest village is Padam (1,538 people).

- 13,793people (2011)
- 25villages
- 0towns
- 59.7%literacy

## Population of Zanskar compared with Kargil

■ Zanskar · ■ Kargil district

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**810

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**977

Working population ****46.2%**

**36.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Zanskar

Of every 100 households in Zanskar in 2011, 46 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Zanskar · ■ Kargil district

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****59%**

**59%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**79%

Use banking services ****60%**

**77%

Television ****42%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**10%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Zanskar

- Padam · 1,538 people
- Karshah · 964 people
- Zangla · 954 people
- Upti Pipiting · 941 people
- Tangday Kumi · 914 people
- Selapigai Pak · 701 people
- Seni · 614 people
- Ating · 605 people
- Remala Skyagam · 588 people
- Tonrian Thagan · 573 people
- Phey · 509 people
- Lungmi Rezing · 478 people
- Chah · 465 people
- Testa · 460 people
- Kargyak · 429 people
- Abran · 418 people

[All 25 villages in Zanskar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/zanskar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Zanskar?25 (25 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Zanskar in?Kargil district, Ladakh
- What is the population of Zanskar?13,793 (Census 2011)