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Pipcha
village
Pipcha Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Pipcha Pipcha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 33°23′45″N 76°55′24″E / 33.39591°N 76.92335°E / 33.39591; 76.92335
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Zanskar
Tehsil	Lungnak
Population (2011)
• Total	213
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Pipcha is a village in the Zanskar district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is located in the Lungnak tehsil and falls under the local Gram Panchayat.^[1]^[2]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census of India, Pipcha has 36 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 64.32%.^[1]^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[1]
	Total	Male	Female
Population	213	129	84
Children aged below 6 years	29	12	17
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	213	129	84
Literates	137	105	32
Workers (all)	166	110	56

The village had a sex ratio of 651 females per 1,000 males. Children aged 0–6 years accounted for 29 residents, or approximately 13.6% of the total population. The Scheduled Tribe population was 213, accounting for 100% of the total population. The working population comprised 166 people, or approximately 77.9% of the total population.^[1]^[2]

The population of Pipcha is estimated to be approximately 259 in 2026, based on historical decadal population growth trends.

References

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1 2 3 4 "Pipcha Village". VillageGram. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
1 2 3 "Pipcha Village (Pincode: 194302), Zanskar". VillageInfo. Retrieved 27 September 2026.

Union Territory of Ladakh

Capital: Kargil; Leh

State symbols

History

Pre-Independent India	Maryul Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal war Treaty of Tingmosgang Dogra–Tibetan War Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
Post-Independent India	1947–1948 India-Pakistan War 1948 military operations in Ladakh 1971 battle of Turtuk 2010 Ladakh floods 2019 Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh reorganisation
Conflicts	Demchok conflict India–China conflict India–Pakistan conflict Kashmir conflict Siachen conflict

Administration

Geography

General	Four types of Himalayan ranges Geology of the Himalaya
Ranges	Baltoro Muztagh Ladakh Range Saltoro Mountains Zanskar Range Kailash Range
Plateau	Depsang Plains More plains Sirijap Teram Shehr Plateau
Valleys	Leh Rupshu Salt Valley Mushkoh Valley Padum Shyok Suru Valley Nubra Zanskar Aryan valley
Glaciers	Chumik Glacier Drang-Drung Glacier Machoi Glacier Parkachik Glacier Shafat Glacier Siachen Glacier
Lakes	Tso Moriri Pangong Tso
Rivers	Sutlej Beas Ravi Shyok Chenab Drass River Indus Zanskar Tsarap Doda Yapola Suru River Markha Galwan Chip Chap
Passes	Bilafond La Chang la Fotu La Gyong La Indira Col Karakoram Pass Khardung La Kongka Pass Lachulung La Taglang La Marsimik La Namika La Pensi La Rezang La Rimo Sasser Pass Sia La Shingo La Spanggur Gap Zoji La
Mountain peaks	Bana Top Chumik Kangri Ghent Kangri Gurung Hill India Saddle K12 Saltoro Kangri Sherpi Kangri Tiger Saddle

Human
settlements

Culture

General	Music of Ladakh
Languages	Ladakhi Purgi Balti Zangskari Changthang Brokskat
Festivals	Bono-na festival

Tourism and
wildlife

Wildlife	Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary Hemis National Park Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary
Tourism	Khurnak Fort Ladakh Marathon Shanti Stupa, Ladakh Siachen Base Camp
Indo-Tibetan Buddhist monasteries	Alchi Bardan Basgo Chemrey Diskit Hanle Hemis Hundur Korzok Karsha Lamayuru Likir Lingshed Mashro/Matho Monastery Mulbekh Namgyal Tsemo Phugtal Phyang Rangdum Rizong Sani Sankar Saspul Shey Monastery Spituk Stakna Stok Stongdey Takthok Thikse Tserkarmo Tonde Wanla Zangla Zongkul

Transport

Airports	Kargil Airport Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (Leh) Military AGLs
Roads	Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road India-China Border Roads Leh–Manali Highway NH1 Leh–Kargil–Srinagar Highway Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (under construction) Sasoma–Saser La Road
Railway	Bhanupli–Leh line (planned) Srinagar–Leh line (planned)

Infrastructure

General	Indian Astronomical Observatory
Dams and hydroelectric project	Chutak Dumkhar Salal
Education	Central Institute of Buddhist Studies Defence Institute of High Altitude Research Druk White Lotus School Government Degree College, Kargil Phuktal Monastic School Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh University of Ladakh

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Demographics

References