Suspol, Leh
Suspol Saspol | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°21′07″N 77°10′13″E / 34.3519096°N 77.170334°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
District | Leh |
Tehsil | Likir[1] |
Elevation | 4,945 m (16,224 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,205 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
2011 census code | 952 |
Suspol, also spelled Saspol, is a village and eponymous tehsil headquarter in the Leh district of Ladakh in India.[2][3]
Saspol village is home to Saspol Caves. The interior walls of some of these caves are decorated with unique 15th century CE wall paintings.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Suspol has 198 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 84.05%.[4]
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Population | 1205 | 641 | 564 |
Children aged below 6 years | 114 | 63 | 51 |
Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled tribe | 1159 | 596 | 563 |
Literates | 917 | 522 | 395 |
Workers (all) | 785 | 402 | 383 |
Main workers (total) | 469 | 272 | 197 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 158 | 131 | 27 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 100 | 2 | 98 |
Main workers: Other | 209 | 139 | 70 |
Marginal workers (total) | 316 | 130 | 186 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 90 | 31 | 59 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 32 | 4 | 28 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 31 | 9 | 22 |
Marginal workers: Others | 163 | 86 | 77 |
Non-workers | 420 | 239 | 181 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Leh tehsils.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.