Tarchit

Tarchit
village
Tarchit Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Tarchit Location in India
Coordinates: 33°26′57″N 78°07′59″E / 33.449100°N 78.133064°ECoordinates: 33°26′57″N 78°07′59″E / 33.449100°N 78.133064°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Population (2011)
• Total	167
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	888

Tarchit is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Tarchit has 32 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	167	83	84
Children aged below 6 years	17	9	8
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	166	82	84
Literates	93	59	34
Workers (all)	92	43	49
Main workers (total)	84	38	46
Main workers: Cultivators	66	24	42
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	18	14	4
Marginal workers (total)	8	5	3
Marginal workers: Cultivators	2	1	1
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	2	1	1
Marginal workers: Others	4	3	1
Non-workers	75	40	35

References

1. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
2. "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India (Directorate of Census Operations). Retrieved 2015-07-23.