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

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Village · Khalsi, Leh 

# Dah

Dah is a village in Khalsi sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh, PIN code **194106**. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 103 households**, the 13th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 609people (2011)
- 103households
- 58.9%literacy
- 194106PIN code

## Dah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code194106
- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockKhalsi
- Census village code000939

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

## How far is Dah from nearby towns?

- Khalsi (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Leh (district HQ)160 km by road
- Leh (nearest town)125 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 Dah?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Diskit
- ○Degree college10+ km · Leh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Leh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Dah known for?

Products made here include carpet. About 54% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Dah

Of every 100 households in Dah in 2011, 66 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dah · ■ Khalsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****51%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**51%

Use banking services ****94%**

**78%

Television ****54%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**21%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dah?

■ Dah · ■ Khalsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****532**

**844

Working population ****51.2%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 50.4% for women. 49% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (15%) · **■** Marginal 129 (41%)

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

- Lingshet913 people
- Khaltse767 people
- Hemishok Pachan739 people
- Lamayouro667 people
- Takmachik607 people
- Giramangu407 people
- Leido370 people
- Nurla351 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dah?194106
- How far is Dah from Leh?160 km by road
- What is the population of Dah?609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dah in?Leh district (Khalsi sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Dah?58.9% (Census 2011)