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- LGD code
- 1068
- Pincode
- 194302
- Post office
- Padum
- Population
- 509
- Households
- 84
- Literacy rate
- 57%
- Sex ratio
- 1069 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 65
Census 2011 · in context
How Phay compares
By population, Phay ranks #11 of 25 villages in Zanskar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.0%
+5.5% vs mandal average
- Phay
- 57.0%
- Zanskar mandal
- 51.5%
- Kargil district
- 61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,069
+101 vs mandal average
- Phay
- 1,069
- Zanskar mandal
- 968
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Phay
- 6.1
- Zanskar mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Phay at a glance
Phay is a village of 509 people in 84 households (Census 2011) in Zanskar tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh, the 11th-largest of 25 villages in Zanskar tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,069 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 194302, served by Padum post office; the LGD village code is 1068. The population is estimated at 600 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Phay
- LGD code
- 1068
- Pincode
- 194302
- Post office
- Padum
- Population (Census 2011)
- 509
- Population (projected 2026)
- 600
- Households
- 84
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1069
- Literacy rate
- 57.0%
- Block / Mandal
- Zanskar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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