Chiling Sumda
Chiling Sumda
Chilling | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Leh |
| Elevation | 3,346 m (10,978 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 223 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK10 |
| Census code | 864 |
Chiling Sumda is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil, on the bank of the Indus river in Ladakh region. It serves as a base camp for the Chadar Trek[2] in the winters and is used to raft the Zanskar river in the summers.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Chiling Sumda has 31 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.31%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 223 | 120 | 103 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 220 | 118 | 102 |
| Literates | 121 | 68 | 53 |
| Workers (all) | 132 | 71 | 61 |
| Main workers (total) | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 119 | 67 | 52 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 104 | 53 | 51 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Non-workers | 91 | 49 | 42 |
References
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- ^ a b "AlienAdv - Lamayuru to Chiling trek".
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 2015-07-23.