# Kargyak, Zanskar, Kargil (Ladakh) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Zanskar, Kargil 

# Kargyak

Kargyak is a village in [Zanskar](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/zanskar/) sub-district of [Kargil](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/) district, [Ladakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/). The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 74 households**, the 15th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 429people (2011)
- 74households
- 47.4%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Kargyak PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatTesta
- Community development blockLungnak
- Census village code001088

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

## How far is Kargyak from nearby towns?

- Zanskar (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)234 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)300 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 Kargyak?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kargyak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Padam
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Kargyak known for?

The main crops are **barley and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 100% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Kargyak

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

■ Kargyak · ■ Zanskar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

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

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****1%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**74%

Use banking services ****16%**

**60%

Television ****8%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****64%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kargyak?

■ Kargyak · ■ Zanskar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**947

Working population ****44.8%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 33.2% for women. 38% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 168 (88%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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

- Phey509 people
- Lungmi Rezing478 people
- Chah465 people
- Testa460 people
- Abran418 people
- Salapi Ruruk361 people
- Rantaq Shah358 people
- Akshow332 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kargyak from Kargil?234 km by road
- What is the population of Kargyak?429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kargyak in?Kargil district (Zanskar sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Kargyak?47.4% (Census 2011)