About Skanpuk Village

Skanpuk is a small village in Nubra tehsil, in the district of Leh, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 197 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.8 hectares hectares.

Skanpuk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Skanpuk village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Nubra
Area (hectares)	153.8 hectares
Population	416
Male Population	197
Female Population	219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,112
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Skanpuk compares

By the 2011 count Skanpuk is the 17th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 153.8 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Skanpuk

Skanpuk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Skanpuk as Available within village. 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 Kubed, Lakjung, Largiab and Panamic. 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 Skanpuk

As per the Census of India 2011, Skanpuk village had a population of 416. That makes it the 17th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Skanpuk village has 197 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Skanpuk has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Skanpuk covers 153.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Skanpuk falls under Nubra tehsil of Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Skanpuk.

Skanpuk is in Nubra tehsil of Leh 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.