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

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Village · Zanskar, Kargil 

# Phey

Phey is a village in Zanskar sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 84 households**, the 11th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 509people (2011)
- 84households
- 67.1%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Phey PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPhey
- Community development blockZanskar
- Census village code001068

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

## How far is Phey from nearby towns?

- Zanskar (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)234 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)255 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 Phey?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Phey; 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
- ●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 · Kargil
- ○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 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 Phey known for?

The main crops are **barley and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 100% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Phey

Of every 100 households in Phey in 2011, 1 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Phey · ■ Zanskar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**46%

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

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****92%**

**59%

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

**3%

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

**26%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****42%**

**60%

Television ****5%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Phey?

■ Phey · ■ Zanskar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**947

Working population ****12.8%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 49.8% for women. 20% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (52%) · **■** Marginal 29 (45%)

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

- Seni614 people
- Ating605 people
- Remala Skyagam588 people
- Tonrian Thagan573 people
- Lungmi Rezing478 people
- Chah465 people
- Testa460 people
- Kargyak429 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Phey from Kargil?234 km by road
- What is the population of Phey?509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phey in?Kargil district (Zanskar sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Phey?67.1% (Census 2011)