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

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Village · Zanskar, Kargil 

# Padam

Padam is a village in Zanskar sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh, PIN code **194302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,538 people in 261 households**, the 1st largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,538people (2011)
- 261households
- 72.9%literacy
- 194302PIN code

## Padam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code194302
- Gram panchayatPadam
- Community development blockZanskar
- Census village code001075

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

## How far is Padam from nearby towns?

- Zanskar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)226 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)234 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 Padam?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Padam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Padam known for?

The main crops are **barley and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 100% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Padam

Of every 100 households in Padam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Padam · ■ Zanskar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****86%**

**59%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**74%

Use banking services ****98%**

**60%

Television ****76%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**21%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Padam?

■ Padam · ■ Zanskar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**947

Working population ****18.7%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 57.9% for women. 30% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 231 (80%) · **■** Marginal 39 (14%)

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

- Karshah964 people
- Zangla954 people
- Upti Pipiting941 people
- Tangday Kumi914 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padam?194302
- How far is Padam from Kargil?226 km by road
- What is the population of Padam?1,538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padam in?Kargil district (Zanskar sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Padam?72.9% (Census 2011)