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

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Village · Khalsi, Leh 

# Temisgam

Temisgam is a village in Khalsi sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **1,517 people in 234 households**, the 2nd largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,517people (2011)
- 234households
- 75.5%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Temisgam PIN code and other codes

Temisgam falls in Khalsi sub-district, Leh district, Ladakh.

- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockKhalsi
- Census village code000941

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

## How far is Temisgam from nearby towns?

- Khalsi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Leh (district HQ)105 km by road
- Leh (nearest town)119 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 Temisgam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Temisgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Leh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Leh
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Temisgam known for?

Products made here include carpet. About 52% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Temisgam

Of every 100 households in Temisgam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 37 a car.

■ Temisgam · ■ Khalsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**71%

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

**96%

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

**4%

Tap water ****50%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**51%

Use banking services ****97%**

**78%

Television ****64%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****37%**

**21%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Temisgam?

■ Temisgam · ■ Khalsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****644**

**844

Working population ****58.7%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 65.6% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 319 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 87 (10%) · **■** Other work 215 (24%) · **■** Marginal 249 (28%)

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

- Skur Buchan1,932 people
- Tia1,273 people
- Hanoo1,207 people
- Suspol1,205 people
- Damkhar1,202 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Temisgam from Leh?105 km by road
- What is the population of Temisgam?1,517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Temisgam in?Leh district (Khalsi sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Temisgam?75.5% (Census 2011)