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About Terchey Village

Terchey is a small village in Nubra tehsil, in the district of Leh, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 136 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 194401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terchey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terchey village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Leh
Tehsil Nubra
Pincode 194401
Area (hectares) 339.5 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 136
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Terchey compares

By the 2011 count Terchey is the 19th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 339.5 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Terchey

Terchey is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Terchey as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Skanpuk, Skuru, Sumoor and Taksi. 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.

Common questions about Terchey

As per the Census of India 2011, Terchey village had a population of 270. That makes it the 19th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Terchey village has 136 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terchey has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Terchey is 194401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terchey covers 339.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Terchey falls under Nubra tehsil of Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Terchey 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 10+ km distance for Terchey.

Terchey is in Nubra tehsil of Leh 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Terchey today is likely to be higher.

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