Samrah is a revenue village in Shakar Chiktan tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh. It had a population of 1,441 in 180 households (Census 2011).
Shakar Chiktan tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh.
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Samrah is a village in Shakar Chiktan tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh. At the 2011 Census it had 1,441 people in 180 households, with a literacy rate of 76.3%. It is administered by the Samrah gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 194109.
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Samrah is in the Samrah gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Samrah ranks #4 of 11 inhabited villages in Shakar Chiktan tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Samrah is a village of 1,441 people in 180 households (Census 2011) in Shakar Chiktan tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh, the 4th of 11 inhabited villages in Shakar Chiktan tehsil by population. Literacy is 76.3%, 5.5 points above the tehsil figure of 70.8%, and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 194109; the LGD village code is 1023. The population is estimated at about 1,600 in 2026 (+11.3% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Samrah →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Ladakh's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+11.3%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Kargil district, not figures for Samrah.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Kargil district, not figures for Samrah.
854 of 11,475 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 599 habitation rows in 15 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 16,017 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
Samrah · 34.4116° N, 76.5272° E
Placed from Samrah's map location inside the constituency boundary. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity).
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District Administration, Kargil · 23 Oct 2026
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District Administration, Kargil · 23 Oct 2026
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Apply by 31 Oct 2026
Source: Indian Space Research Organisation · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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Apply by 12 Nov 2026
Source: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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Source: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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The closest bank, ATM, post office, petrol pump, hospital and school, by straight-line distance from Samrah's map point (road distance is longer).
Hospitals, schools, banks, offices and other public places from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight-line from Samrah's map point, not road distance.
Post office · 6.3 km away (straight line)
Post office · 7.8 km away (straight line)
Polytechnic · 38 km away (straight line)
Buddhist monastery / temple · 15 km away (straight line)
Buddhist monastery / temple · 18 km away (straight line)
Buddhist monastery / temple · 23 km away (straight line)
Petrol pump · 14 km away (straight line)
Airport · 36 km away (straight line)
Airport · 83 km away (straight line)
Airport · 98 km away (straight line)
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Samrah is a village in Shakar Chiktan tehsil of Kargil district, Ladakh, India.
Samrah is in Kargil district of Ladakh.
Samrah comes under the Samrah gram panchayat.
The pincode of Samrah, Shakar Chiktan, Kargil is 194109.
As per the 2011 Census, Samrah had a population of 1,441 (739 males and 702 females).
Samrah had 180 households at the 2011 Census.
Samrah covers about 155 hectares.
The literacy rate of Samrah was 76.3% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Samrah had 950 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Samrah is in the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency.
Mohmad Haneefa (Independent) won the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat, which includes Samrah, in 2024.
Samrah is in the Shaker Chaktan development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Samrah is 1023 and its Census 2011 village code is 1023.
Villages near Samrah include Chiktan (6.7 km), Bodhkharboo (8.0 km), Hagnis (9.0 km), Shakar (13 km), Youkma Kharboo (15 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Samrah's Census 2011 population of 1,441 by Ladakh's official RGI projection (+11.3% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 1,600 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Samrah has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
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District climate page →No market in Kargil district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Jablipora Anantnag (F&V), Batengoo Anantnag (F&V), Anantnag district — about 141 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 23 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple · Delicious | Jablipora Anantnag (F&V) | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Apple · Kullu Delicious | Jablipora Anantnag (F&V) | 7,400 | 7,400 | 7,400 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Onion · Onion | Batengoo Anantnag (F&V) | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Cauliflower · Cauliflower | Batengoo Anantnag (F&V) | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 19 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Samrah's shops. Best mandi price near Samrah →
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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