# Himya Village, Leh, Leh (Ladakh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Leh, Leh 

# Himya

Himya is a village in Leh sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh, PIN code **194201**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 52 households**, the 45th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 265people (2011)
- 52households
- 74.3%literacy
- 194201PIN code

## Himya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Himya is 194201.** Himya falls in Leh sub-district, Leh district, Ladakh.

- PIN code194201
- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockNyoma
- Census village code000887

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

## How far is Himya from nearby towns?

- Leh (sub-district HQ)94 km by road
- Leh (district HQ)94 km by road
- Leh (nearest town)94 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 Himya?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Himya; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Leh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Leh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Leh
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Himya known for?

Products made here include wollen cloth and shawl. About 46% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Himya

Of every 100 households in Himya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Himya · ■ Leh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**16%

Tap water ****18%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

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

**54%

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

**44%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****58%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**16%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Himya?

■ Himya · ■ Leh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**855

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**960

Working population ****69.8%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 57.0% for women. 69% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 174 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Leh

- Sharnose299 people
- Kerey290 people
- Shara290 people
- Tukla266 people
- Rumbak248 people
- Changa243 people
- Shang230 people
- Chiling Sumda223 people

[All 61 villages in Leh](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/leh/leh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Himya?194201
- How far is Himya from Leh?94 km by road
- What is the population of Himya?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Himya in?Leh district (Leh sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Himya?74.3% (Census 2011)