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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Alchi
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Indus River in Ladakh 03.jpg
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| image_caption = The Indus river valley at Alchi
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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|34.2334|N|77.1625|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Leh district|Leh]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Likir]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/village/|title=Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India}}</ref>
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 932
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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[[File:"Welcome from Model Village", Alchi, Ladakh. 2010.jpg|thumb|"Welcome from Model Village", Alchi, Ladakh. 2010]]
'''Alchi''' is a village in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council |access-date=2015-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909100301/http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |archive-date=9 September 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is located in the [[Likir]] [[tehsil]], on the banks of [[Indus River]] 70 km downstream from the capital [[Leh]]. Unlike the other gompas in Ladakh, Alchi is situated on lowland, not on a hilltop.<ref>Schettler, Margaret & Rolf. (1981) Kashmir, Ladakh & Zanskar. Lonely Planet, South Yarra, Vic., Australia, p. 104.</ref>

The [[Alchi Monastery]] or Alchi Gompa lies about 65 km from Leh on the banks of the Indus river.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alchi Monastery|url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredibleindia/en/destinations/leh-ladakh/alchi-monastery.html|website=Incredible India}}</ref>

==History==
The village is famous for the existence of one of the oldest monasteries in Ladakh (a national heritage) [[Alchi Monastery]], mainly known for its magnificent and well-preserved 11th- or 12th-century wall paintings, all in an Indo-[[Himalayas|Himalayan]] style.<ref>Rizvi (1996), p. 60.</ref> Inside the monastery houses thousands of rare and unique sculptures and paintings back to 11th century Western Tibet.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Alchi has 145 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 72.51%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/datagov/CDB_PCA_Census/PCA_CDB_0103_F_Census.xls |title=Leh district census |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |access-date=2015-07-23 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 932 || 575 || 357
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 88 || 46 || 42
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 712 || 355 || 357
|-
| Literates || 612 || 422 || 190
|-
| Workers (all) || 577 || 420 || 157
|-
| Main workers (total) || 471 || 400 || 71
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 118 || 99 || 19
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 18 || 4 || 14
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| Main workers: Other || 334 || 297 || 37
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 106 || 20 || 86
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 64 || 2 || 62
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 36 || 12 || 24
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 6 || 6 || 0
|-
| Non-workers || 355 || 155 || 200
|}

<gallery>
Image of Kannon in Ladakh 001.jpg|Image of [[Tara (Buddhism)]] in [[Ladakh]]
Alchi2.jpg|Alchi village, Ladakh.
Alchi-Sonam-Dorje-01.jpg|Palace of Sonam-Dorje
</gallery>

Alchi is a small village with several tourist homestays, most offering modern conveniences for overnight stays, The best time to visit is from June to September.

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Alchi}}
{{Commons category|Alchi}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100418162705/http://www.univie.ac.at/itba/pages/sites/Alchi/Choskhor.html Alchi monastery]
*[http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Glimpses-of-the-Lost-World-of-Alchi.html April 2010 Smithsonian Magazine Article]

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