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Shilikchey
Village
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Coordinates: 34°35′07″N 76°07′35″E / 34.5852°N 76.1264°E / 34.5852; 76.1264
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictKargil district
TehsilKargil
Government
 • TypeLadakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
Area
 • Total60.3 km2 (23.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,006
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Others
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
194103
Vehicle registrationLA 02
Census code973
Official languagesHindi, Purgi, Ladakhi, English
Other spokenShina, Balti

Shilikchey[lower-alpha 1] is a village in Kargil district of the Union territory of Ladakh in India.[2] It is located 5 km away from the Kargil Town, on the right bank of the Suru River. According to 2009 stats, Shelikchey is the gram panchayat of Shilikchey village.

The total geographical area in which this village is expanded is 60.3 hectares. Shilikchey has a total population of 1,006 people. There are about 134 families residing in Shilikchey village. Kargil is the nearest town to Shilikchey which is nearly 5 km away.[3]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. Alternative spellings: Shilikche and Shilikchay.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. District Census Handbook (2011), p. 115.
  2. Maqbool, Umer (16 February 2019). "Ladakh to have headquarters both at Leh and Kargil". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. "Shilikchey Village Report". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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