Zanskar is a mandal in Kargil district, Ladakh, comprising 25 revenue villages and 12 gram panchayats. According to Census 2011, the mandal had a population of 13,793 across 2,327 households, with a literacy rate of 51.5% and sex ratio of 968. The headquarters is located at Padum, one of the major settlements alongside Karsha and Zangla. As of 2024, 89.2% of households have access to tap water through the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.
Aggregated from village fixtures + OpenStreetMap. Numbers will rise as the LGD + OSM ingest covers more villages in Zanskar mandal.
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Humanitarian gesture: Pakistan returns drowned Kargil boy’s body via Teetwal crossing (via Kashmir Media Service). Read the full story at the source.
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Secretary, PWD Ladakh Reviews Progress of Leh and Kargil Bhawans in New Delhi (via Daily Excelsior). Read the full story at the source.
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