Lochum, Lotsum
Lochum is a village located in the Shergole Tehsil of Kargil district of Ladakh. The village falls in Lotsum block and comes under Lotchum Halqa Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Lochum is 449 out of which 229 are males and rest 220 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 961 females per 1000 males. There are around 55 teenagers in Lochum. It has literacy rate of 53% which means around 237 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 449 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 62 households in Lochum, which means every family has 7 members on average. The village has working population of 191. The pincode of Lochum is 194109 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Mulbek Sub Post office
- Bodhkharboo Branch Post office
- Karamba Branch Post office
- KHANGRAL Branch Post office
- Lochum Branch Post office
Schools
Lochum has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Spring Dales Public School Mulbekh
- Govt, Higher Secondary School Shargole
- Upright Public School Pushkum
- Govt. Higher Secondary School, Chiktan
- Sewah Pvt School Hagnis
Banks
Lochum has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.