About Stakpa Village

Stakpa is a mid sized village in Sanku tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 454 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 194103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Stakpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Stakpa village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Sanku
Pincode	194103
Area (hectares)	149.7 hectares
Population	878
Male Population	454
Female Population	424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Stakpa compares

By the 2011 count Stakpa is the 19th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 149.7 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Stakpa

Stakpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Stakpa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purtikchy, Rangdum, Saleskot and Sangra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Stakpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Stakpa village had a population of 878. That makes it the 19th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Stakpa village has 454 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Stakpa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Stakpa is 194103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Stakpa covers 149.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Stakpa falls under Sanku tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Stakpa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Stakpa.

Stakpa is in Sanku tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.