Skur Buchan
Skur Buchan Skurbuchan | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°26′07″N 76°42′38″E / 34.43528°N 76.71056°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
District | Leh |
Tehsil | Khalsi |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,932 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Census code | 943 |
Skurbuchan, also spelled Skitchan, is the headquarters of the eponymous block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil. It is located 125km west of Leh city. People here are devoted to Tibetan Buddhism, particularly the Drikung Kagyu lineage.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Skur Buchan has 299 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 66.13%.[2]
Total | Male | Female | |
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Population | 1932 | 916 | 1016 |
Children aged below 6 years | 243 | 138 | 105 |
Scheduled caste | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Scheduled tribe | 1905 | 901 | 1004 |
Literates | 1117 | 555 | 562 |
Workers (all) | 1290 | 609 | 681 |
Main workers (total) | 861 | 455 | 406 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 338 | 129 | 209 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 46 | 17 | 29 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 48 | 5 | 43 |
Main workers: Other | 429 | 304 | 125 |
Marginal workers (total) | 429 | 154 | 275 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 293 | 93 | 200 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 28 | 8 | 20 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 17 | 2 | 15 |
Marginal workers: Others | 91 | 51 | 40 |
Non-workers | 642 | 307 | 335 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.