Skur Buchan
Appearance
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 |
Skur Buchan, also spelled Skurbuchan, is the headquarter of eponymous block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil. It is located to west of Leh city at a distance of 125km. People here are devoted to Tibetan Buddhism particualy the Drigung Kargu lineage.
Demographics
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
- ^ "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.