Village · Nubra, Leh # Warisfistan Warisfistan is a village in Nubra sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted 258 people in 52 households, the 20th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 258 people (2011) - 52 households - 35.2% literacy - 856 females per 1,000 males ## Warisfistan PIN code and other codes Warisfistan falls in Nubra sub-district, Leh district, Ladakh. - Gram panchayat N.A. - Community development block Nubra - Census village code 000916 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Warisfistan from nearby towns? - Nubra (sub-district HQ) 83 km by road - Leh (district HQ) 201 km by road - Leh (nearest town) 201 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Warisfistan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Warisfistan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bogdang - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Leh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Leh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Warisfistan known for? Products made here include shawl. About 47% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Warisfistan Of every 100 households in Warisfistan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Warisfistan · ■ Nubra rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 73% - Toilet within the home 87% 94% - No toilet (open defecation) 13% 5% - Tap water 0% 32% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 56% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 43% - Use banking services 92% 90% - Television 0% 48% - Mobile phone 0% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 13% - None of these assets 42% 14% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Warisfistan? ■ Warisfistan · ■ Nubra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 35.2% 72.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 856 633 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1778 955 - Working population 59.7% 62.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 42.3% for men and 26.2% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Marginal 154 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nubra - Largiab 421 people - Skanpuk 416 people - Udmaru 378 people - Terchey 270 people - Hundri 238 people - Skuru 230 people - Digger 192 people - Tangyar 184 people All 28 villages in Nubra ## Quick answers - How far is Warisfistan from Leh? 201 km by road - What is the population of Warisfistan? 258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Warisfistan in? Leh district (Nubra sub-district), Ladakh - What is the literacy rate of Warisfistan? 35.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/leh/nubra/warisfistan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.