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- LGD code
- 914
- Pincode
- 194401
- Post office
- Diskit
- Population
- 516
- Households
- 42
- Literacy rate
- 83.3%
- Sex ratio
- 280 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 362
- Distance to district centre
- 98 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 35 km
- Distance to Leh
- 95 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 691 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ayushman Arogya Mandir - Public Health Center Turtuk · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chulungkha compares
By population, Chulungkha ranks #7 of 21 villages in Diskit mandal.
Literacy rate
%
83.3%
+16.9% vs mandal average
- Chulungkha
- 83.3%
- Diskit mandal
- 66.4%
- Leh Ladakh district
- 70.2%
Household size
people per home
12.3
+5.4 vs mandal average
- Chulungkha
- 12.3
- Diskit mandal
- 6.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chulungkha at a glance
Chulungkha is a village of 516 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Diskit tehsil, Leh Ladakh district, Ladakh, the 7th-largest of 21 villages in Diskit tehsil. Literacy is 83%, 17 points above the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 280 women per 1,000 men. It lies 98 km from the Leh Ladakh district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 194401, served by Diskit post office; the LGD village code is 914. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ayushman Arogya Mandir - Public Health Center Turtuk, 10 km away. The population is estimated at 608 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Chulungkha
- LGD code
- 914
- Pincode
- 194401
- Post office
- Diskit
- Population (Census 2011)
- 516
- Population (projected 2026)
- 608
- Households
- 42
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 280
- Literacy rate
- 83.3%
- Coordinates
- 34.82312°N, 76.93525°E
- Block / Mandal
- Diskit
- Nearest police station
- J&K Police-Check-Post @ North Pullu. (85.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Chulungkha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Leh95 kmcapital
- Delhi691 km
- Kolkata1757 km
- Mumbai1796 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Hospital / PHCAyushman Arogya Mandir - Public Health Center Turtuk10 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 194401
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)