# Karshah Village, Zanskar, Kargil (Ladakh) – PIN Code

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Village · Zanskar, Kargil 

# Karshah

Karshah is a village in Zanskar sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194302**. The 2011 Census counted **964 people in 189 households**, the 2nd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 964people (2011)
- 189households
- 66.8%literacy
- 194302PIN code

## Karshah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karshah is 194302.** Karshah falls in Zanskar sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh.

- PIN code194302
- Gram panchayatKarshah
- Community development blockZanskar
- Census village code001079

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

## How far is Karshah from nearby towns?

- Zanskar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)234 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)235 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 Karshah?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Karshah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 · Padam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- 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 Karshah known for?

The main crops are **barley and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 100% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Karshah

Of every 100 households in Karshah in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karshah · ■ Zanskar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**46%

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

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****36%**

**59%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**74%

Use banking services ****83%**

**60%

Television ****50%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**21%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Karshah?

■ Karshah · ■ Zanskar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**947

Working population ****60.3%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 48.0% for women. 57% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (18%) · **■** Marginal 388 (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 Zanskar

- Padam1,538 people
- Zangla954 people
- Upti Pipiting941 people
- Tangday Kumi914 people
- Selapigai Pak701 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karshah?194302
- How far is Karshah from Kargil?234 km by road
- What is the population of Karshah?964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karshah in?Kargil district (Zanskar sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Karshah?66.8% (Census 2011)