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

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Village · Nubra, Leh 

# Digger

Digger is a village in Nubra sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **192 people in 53 households**, the 23rd largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 192people (2011)
- 53households
- 45.6%literacy
- 1,233females per 1,000 males

## Digger PIN code and other codes

Digger falls in Nubra sub-district, Leh district, Ladakh.

- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockNubra
- Census village code000936

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

## How far is Digger from nearby towns?

- Nubra (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Leh (district HQ)110 km by road
- Leh (nearest town)110 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 Digger?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Digger; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Disket
- ○Degree college10+ km · Leh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Leh
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- 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 Digger known for?

Products made here include carpet. About 63% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Digger

Of every 100 households in Digger in 2011, 0 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Digger · ■ Nubra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**5%

Tap water ****98%**

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**56%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**43%

Use banking services ****81%**

**90%

Television ****15%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**13%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

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 Digger?

■ Digger · ■ Nubra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.6%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1233**

**633

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**955

Working population ****62.0%**

**62.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.2% for men and 47.4% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 106 (89%)

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 Nubra

- Terchey270 people
- Warisfistan258 people
- Hundri238 people
- Skuru230 people
- Tangyar184 people
- Khemakhungiu142 people
- Thanga Chathang103 people
- Khalsar98 people

[All 28 villages in Nubra](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/leh/nubra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Digger from Leh?110 km by road
- What is the population of Digger?192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digger in?Leh district (Nubra sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Digger?45.6% (Census 2011)