Geographic Location of Shimsha

The village Shimsha is located in Drass Tahsil of Kargil District in the Union Territory of Ladakh in India. It is governed by Shimsha Gram Panchayat. It comes under Drass Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kargil, which is about 30 kilometers away from Shimsha.

Travel and Communication for Shimsha

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Shimsha,
Kargil,
Ladakh, India
PIN - 194103

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shimsha

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A brief summary of available data for Shimsha is given below:

Social Structure of Shimsha

As per available data from the year 2009, 794 persons live in 93 house holds in the village Shimsha. There are 376 female individuals and 418 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.36% and males constitute 52.64% of the total population.

There are 788 scheduled tribes persons of which 372 are females and 416 are males. Females constitute 47.21% and males constitute 52.79% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.24% of the total population.

Population density of Shimsha is 609.36 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shimsha

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Total area of Shimsha is 130.3 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 75.7 ha. About 7.3 ha is un-irrigated area. About 68.4 ha is irrigated area. About 68.4 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 35.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 19.4 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Shimsha

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Shimsha.

There is a government primary school in the village Shimsha.

There is a government middle school in the village Shimsha.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kharboo, which is 5-10 kms away from Shimsha.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

Colleges in Shimsha

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Kargil, which is less than 5 kms away from Shimsha.

Other Educational Facilities in Shimsha

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

Healthcare Facilities in Shimsha

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There is a primary health sub-centre with doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Shimsha.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Shimsha.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Shimsha.

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