# Chuchot Shama Village, Leh, Leh (Ladakh) – PIN Code

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Village · Leh, Leh 

# Chuchot Shama

Chuchot Shama is a village in Leh sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh, PIN code **194101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,567 people in 296 households**, the 9th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,567people (2011)
- 296households
- 81.4%literacy
- 194101PIN code

## Chuchot Shama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chuchot Shama is 194101.** Chuchot Shama falls in Leh sub-district, Leh district, Ladakh.

- PIN code194101
- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockChuchat
- Census village code000866

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

## How far is Chuchot Shama from nearby towns?

- Leh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Leh (district HQ)13 km by road
- Leh (nearest town)13 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 Chuchot Shama?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Leh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Leh
- ○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, hand 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 Chuchot Shama known for?

Products made here include shawl. About 44% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Chuchot Shama

Of every 100 households in Chuchot Shama in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 28 a car.

■ Chuchot Shama · ■ Leh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

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

**83%

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

**16%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****97%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**44%

Use banking services ****96%**

**85%

Television ****94%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****28%**

**16%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Chuchot Shama?

■ Chuchot Shama · ■ Leh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**855

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**960

Working population ****26.8%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 73.3% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 378 (90%) · **■** Marginal 18 (4%)

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

- Fiang2,036 people
- Anlay1,879 people
- Chuchoot Gongma1,836 people
- Sakti1,718 people
- Stok1,471 people
- Karzok1,291 people
- Saboo1,233 people
- Mathoo1,165 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chuchot Shama?194101
- How far is Chuchot Shama from Leh?13 km by road
- What is the population of Chuchot Shama?1,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chuchot Shama in?Leh district (Leh sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Chuchot Shama?81.4% (Census 2011)
