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

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Village · Leh, Leh 

# Chemrey

Chemrey is a village in Leh sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh. The 2011 Census counted **6,222 people in 353 households**, the 1st largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 6,222people (2011)
- 353households
- 91.1%literacy
- 142females per 1,000 males

## Chemrey PIN code and other codes

Chemrey falls in Leh sub-district, Leh district, Ladakh.

- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockKharu
- Census village code000871

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

## How far is Chemrey from nearby towns?

- Leh (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Leh (district HQ)40 km by road
- Leh (nearest town)40 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 Chemrey?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chemrey; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Leh
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chemrey known for?

Products made here include shawl. About 51% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Chemrey

Of every 100 households in Chemrey in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Chemrey · ■ Leh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**79%

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

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**16%

Tap water ****10%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**44%

Use banking services ****90%**

**85%

Television ****50%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**16%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Chemrey?

■ Chemrey · ■ Leh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****142**

**855

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1321**

**960

Working population ****86.6%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 58.5% for women. 95% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 146 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,947 (92%) · **■** Marginal 268 (5%)

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 Leh

- Shey2,238 people
- Thiksey2,237 people
- Chuchat Yakma2,162 people
- Fiang2,036 people

[All 61 villages in Leh](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/leh/leh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chemrey from Leh?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chemrey?6,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chemrey in?Leh district (Leh sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Chemrey?91.1% (Census 2011)