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Rantaksha is a village in Zanskar mandal, Kargil district, Ladakh. It has a population of 358 across 57 households with a literacy rate of 44.1%. The village is located at coordinates 33.563°N, 76.761°E.
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- LGD code
- 1070
- Pincode
- 194302
- Post office
- Padum
- Population
- 358
- Households
- 57
- Literacy rate
- 44.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1011 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 250
- Distance to district centre
- 90 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Leh
- 100 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 552 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- New Type Primary Health Care · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rantaksha compares
By population, Rantaksha ranks #18 of 25 villages in Zanskar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.1%
−7.4% vs mandal average
- Rantaksha
- 44.1%
- Zanskar mandal
- 51.5%
- Kargil district
- 61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,011
+43 vs mandal average
- Rantaksha
- 1,011
- Zanskar mandal
- 968
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Rantaksha
- 6.3
- Zanskar mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rantaksha at a glance
Rantaksha is a village of 358 people in 57 households (Census 2011) in Zanskar tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh, the 18th-largest of 25 villages in Zanskar tehsil. Literacy is 44%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,011 women per 1,000 men. It lies 90 km from the Kargil district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 194302, served by Padum post office; the LGD village code is 1070. The nearest hospital or health centre is New Type Primary Health Care, 14 km away. The population is estimated at 422 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Rantaksha
- LGD code
- 1070
- Pincode
- 194302
- Post office
- Padum
- Population (Census 2011)
- 358
- Population (projected 2026)
- 422
- Households
- 57
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1011
- Literacy rate
- 44.1%
- Coordinates
- 33.56323°N, 76.76148°E
- Block / Mandal
- Zanskar
Getting there
How to reach Rantaksha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Leh100 kmcapital
- Delhi552 km
- Mumbai1656 km
- Kolkata1668 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Hospital / PHCNew Type Primary Health Care14 km
- ATM / bankJK Bank15 km
- Police stationCheck post23 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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