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

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Village · Zanskar, Kargil 

# Pipcha

Pipcha is a village in Zanskar sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **213 people in 36 households**, the 25th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 213people (2011)
- 36households
- 74.5%literacy
- 651females per 1,000 males

## Pipcha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRuru Moony
- Community development blockLungnak
- Census village code001082

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

## How far is Pipcha from nearby towns?

- Zanskar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)234 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)245 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 Pipcha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pipcha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- 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 Pipcha known for?

The main crops are **barley and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 100% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Pipcha

Of every 100 households in Pipcha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Pipcha · ■ Zanskar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

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

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****69%**

**59%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**74%

Use banking services ****69%**

**60%

Television ****11%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Pipcha?

■ Pipcha · ■ Zanskar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****651**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1417**

**947

Working population ****77.9%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 47.8% for women. 85% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 154 (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

- Techa Khasar290 people
- Hamiling266 people
- Icher249 people
- Shan Shaday244 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pipcha from Kargil?234 km by road
- What is the population of Pipcha?213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipcha in?Kargil district (Zanskar sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Pipcha?74.5% (Census 2011)