# Upti Pipiting Village, Zanskar, Kargil (Ladakh) – PIN Code

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Village · Zanskar, Kargil 

# Upti Pipiting

Upti Pipiting is a village in Zanskar sub-district of Kargil district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 168 households**, the 4th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 941people (2011)
- 168households
- 70.3%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Upti Pipiting PIN code and other codes

Upti Pipiting falls in Zanskar sub-district, Kargil district, Ladakh.

- Gram panchayatUpti Pipiting
- Community development blockZanskar
- Census village code001076

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

## How far is Upti Pipiting from nearby towns?

- Zanskar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Kargil (district HQ)239 km by road
- Kargil (nearest town)222 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 Upti Pipiting?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Upti Pipiting; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn 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 · Kargil;
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kargil;
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kargil
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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)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 Upti Pipiting known for?

The main crops are **barley and peas**. Products made here include shawl. About 100% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Upti Pipiting

Of every 100 households in Upti Pipiting in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Upti Pipiting · ■ Zanskar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****5%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**74%

Use banking services ****51%**

**60%

Television ****83%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**21%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Upti Pipiting?

■ Upti Pipiting · ■ Zanskar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**947

Working population ****32.5%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 55.8% for women. 37% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (35%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 150 (49%) · **■** Marginal 34 (11%)

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
- Karshah964 people
- Zangla954 people
- Tangday Kumi914 people
- Selapigai Pak701 people
- Seni614 people
- Ating605 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Upti Pipiting from Kargil?239 km by road
- What is the population of Upti Pipiting?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upti Pipiting in?Kargil district (Zanskar sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Upti Pipiting?70.3% (Census 2011)