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

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Village · Leh, Leh 

# Taroo

Taroo is a village in Leh sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh, PIN code **194101**. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 71 households**, the 31st largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 442people (2011)
- 71households
- 70.0%literacy
- 194101PIN code

## Taroo PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taroo is 194101.** Taroo falls in Leh sub-district, Leh district, Ladakh.

- PIN code194101
- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockLeh
- Census village code000853

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

## How far is Taroo from nearby towns?

- Leh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Leh (district HQ)25 km by road
- Leh (nearest town)25 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 Taroo?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Taroo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Leh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Leh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Leh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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)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 Taroo known for?

Products made here include shawl. About 61% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Taroo

Of every 100 households in Taroo in 2011, 94 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Taroo · ■ Leh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**79%

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

**83%

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

**16%

Tap water ****57%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**44%

Use banking services ****97%**

**85%

Television ****78%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**16%

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

**12%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Taroo?

■ Taroo · ■ Leh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1177**

**855

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**960

Working population ****60.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 64.0% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (22%) · **■** Marginal 124 (46%)

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

- Rambir Por594 people
- Kargyam564 people
- Ney560 people
- Koyul493 people
- Matselang381 people
- Kumgyam374 people
- Samad Rakchan361 people
- Stakna355 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taroo?194101
- How far is Taroo from Leh?25 km by road
- What is the population of Taroo?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taroo in?Leh district (Leh sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Taroo?70.0% (Census 2011)