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Lochum Village Details

Lochum is a Village in Kargil Block , Kargil district and Jammu & Kashmir State. Lochum C.D. Block name is Shargole. Lochum village Pin code is NA. Lochum Village Total population is 405 and number of houses are 56. Female Population is 49.1%. Village literacy rate is 52.8% and the Female Literacy rate is 19.5%.

Population

Census Parameter	Census Data
Total Population	405
Total No of Houses	56
Female Population %	49.1 % ( 199)
Total Literacy rate %	52.8 % ( 214)
Female Literacy rate	19.5 % ( 79)
Scheduled Tribes Population %	100.0 % ( 405)
Scheduled Caste Population %	0.0 % ( 0)
Working Population %	42.5 %
Child(0 -6) Population by 2011	55
Girl Child(0 -6) Population % by 2011	43.6 % ( 24)

Location and Administration

Lochum Village Gram Panchayath name is Lolsum. Lochum is 20 km distance from Sub District HeadQuarter Kargil and it is 20 km distance from District HeadQuarter Kargil. Nearest Statutory Town is Kargil in 20 km Distance . Lochum Total area is 24.7 hectares, Non-Agricultural area is 26.7 hectares andTotal irrigated area is 22.3 hectares

Education

Private Pre Primary, Govt Primary, Private Primary, Govt Middle and Govt Secondary Schools are available in this Village. Nearest Govt Senior Secondary School is in Shargola. Nearest Govt Disabled School, Govt Arts and Science Degree College, Govt Polytechnic College and Govt ITA College are in Kargil. Nearest Govt Engineering College, Govt Medical College and Govt MBA college are in Srinagar.

Health

1 Primary Health Sub-Centre available in this village.

Agriculture

Shawl HandiCraft item is in this village. Total irrigated area in this village is 22.3 hectares from canals 22.3 hectares is the Source of irrigation.

Drinking-Water and Sanitation

Untreated Tap Water Supply all round the year and in summer available. Hand Pump is other Drinking Water sources.
Open Drainage System Available in this Village. There is no system to Collect garbage on street. Drain water is discharged directly into water bodies.

Communication

Mobile Coverage is available. There is no Internet Centre in less than 10 km. No Private Courier Facility in less than 10 km.

Transportation

There is no Public Bus service in less than 10 km. Private Bus service available in this village. There is no Railway Station in less than 10 km.

No Nearest National Highway in less than 10 km. No Nearest State Highway in less than 10 km. District Road passes through this village.
Pucca road, Kuccha Road and Foot Path are other Roads and Transportation within the village.

Commerce

No ATM in less than 10 km. No Commercial Bank in less than 10 km. No Cooperative Bank in less than 10 km.

Other Amenities

This Village has a Power supply with 14 hour power supply in summer and 11 hour power supply in winter, Anganwadi centre, ASHA, Cinema Theater in village or near by and Polling station are the other amenities in the village.