About Lankarchey Village

Lankarchey is a large village in Sanku tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,425, made up of 1,222 males and 1,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 194703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lankarchey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lankarchey village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Sanku
Pincode	194703
Area (hectares)	358.76 hectares
Population	2,425
Male Population	1,222
Female Population	1,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lankarchey compares

By the 2011 count Lankarchey is the 6th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 358.76 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Lankarchey

Lankarchey is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lankarchey as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kargi, Karpo Khar, Khandi and Khows. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Lankarchey

As per the Census of India 2011, Lankarchey village had a population of 2,425. That makes it the 6th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Lankarchey village has 1,222 males and 1,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lankarchey has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Lankarchey is 194703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lankarchey covers 358.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lankarchey falls under Sanku tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Lankarchey notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lankarchey.

Lankarchey is in Sanku tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.