# Alchi Village, Khalsi, Leh (Ladakh) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Khalsi, Leh 

# Alchi

Alchi is a village in Khalsi sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh, PIN code **194106**. The 2011 Census counted **932 people in 145 households**, the 8th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 932people (2011)
- 145households
- 72.5%literacy
- 194106PIN code

## Alchi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alchi is 194106.** Alchi falls in Khalsi sub-district, Leh district, Ladakh.

- PIN code194106
- Gram panchayatAlchi
- Community development blockSaspol
- Census village code000953

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Alchi from nearby towns?

- Khalsi (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Leh (district HQ)68 km by road
- Leh (nearest town)66 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Alchi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Alchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saspol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Leh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Leh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Alchi known for?

Products made here include carpet. About 27% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Alchi

Of every 100 households in Alchi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Alchi · ■ Khalsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**4%

Tap water ****79%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**51%

Use banking services ****90%**

**78%

Television ****64%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**21%

None of these assets ****8%**

**12%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Alchi?

■ Alchi · ■ Khalsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****621**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**844

Working population ****61.9%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 60.3% for women. 73% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 334 (58%) · **■** Marginal 106 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Khalsi

- Hanoo1,207 people
- Suspol1,205 people
- Damkhar1,202 people
- Wanla1,015 people
- Lingshet913 people
- Khaltse767 people
- Hemishok Pachan739 people
- Lamayouro667 people

[All 23 villages in Khalsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/leh/khalsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alchi?194106
- How far is Alchi from Leh?68 km by road
- What is the population of Alchi?932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alchi in?Leh district (Khalsi sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Alchi?72.5% (Census 2011)
