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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Itchoo
| other_name = Itchu
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|34.20|N|76.20|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Itchu+194109/@34.2000458,76.2045771,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38e2c45592d4023d:0x233040aa327441d0!8m2!3d34.2000467!4d76.2133319?hl=en&authuser=0|title=Itchoo (Google Maps)|work=Google Maps|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Ladakh|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kargil district|Kargil]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sankoo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/revenue-villages/|title=Villages in Kargil district|work=Kargil district website|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref>
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 159<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/itchoo-1046|title=Itchoo Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Spoken
| demographics1_info1 = [[Purgi language|Purgi]], [[Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 194109
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'''Itchoo''' is a village in [[Sankoo]] tehsil in [[Kargil district]] of the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. The village is located 75 kilometres from the district headquarters [[Kargil]].

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Itchoo had 53 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/itchoo-1046|title=Itchoo Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref> The literacy rate of Itchoo village is 54.76%. In Itchoo, Male literacy stands at 67.19% while the female literacy rate was 41.94%.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 159 || 76 || 83
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 33 || 12 || 21
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 158 || 76 || 82
|-
| Literacy || 54.76% || 67.19% || 41.94%
|-
| Workers (all) || 36 || 33 || 3
|-
| Main workers (all) || 6 || – || –
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 30 || 28 || 2
|}

==Transportation==
Itchoo lacks transportation services as there is no road to this village. One has to take a trail from Barsoo village after reaching Barsoo from Sankoo by the Barsoo Road and [[National Highway 301 (India)|NH 301]]. There is no rail or air connectivity to Itchoo. The nearest airport is at [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport|Leh]], located at a distance of 300 kilometres.

==See also==
*[[Ladakh]]
*[[Kargil]]
*[[Dras|Drass]]
*[[Rangdum]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Ladakh}}
{{Kargil district}}

[[Category:Villages in Sankoo tehsil]]

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