# Abran Village, Zanskar, Kargil (Ladakh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Zanskar, Kargil 

# Abran

Abran is a village in Zanskar sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **418 people in 71 households**, the 16th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 418people (2011)
- 71households
- 41.4%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Abran PIN code and other codes

Abran falls in Zanskar sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh.

- Gram panchayatAbran
- Community development blockZanskar
- Census village code001065

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

## How far is Abran from nearby towns?

- Zanskar (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)23 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)250 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 Abran?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Abran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Padom
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Abran known for?

Products made here include shawl. About 100% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Abran

Of every 100 households in Abran in 2011, 1 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Abran · ■ Zanskar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**46%

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

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****100%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**26%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****36%**

**60%

Television ****26%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****36%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Abran?

■ Abran · ■ Zanskar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1345**

**947

Working population ****83.0%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.9% for men and 33.3% for women. 84% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 323 (93%)

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 Zanskar

- Lungmi Rezing478 people
- Chah465 people
- Testa460 people
- Kargyak429 people
- Salapi Ruruk361 people
- Rantaq Shah358 people
- Akshow332 people
- Ruru Moony329 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Abran from Kargil?23 km by road
- What is the population of Abran?418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Abran in?Kargil district (Zanskar sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Abran?41.4% (Census 2011)