Kanji, Ladakh
Appearance
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Kanji | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 34°15′N 76°36′E / 34.25°N 76.6°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
District | Leh |
Tehsil | Khalsi |
Elevation | 3,875 m (12,713 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 325 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
2011 census code | 958 |
Kanji is a village in the Leh district of the union territory of Ladakh in India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil, and can be accessed through the village of Heniskot which lies on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway.
The village has a small number of families who farm the immediate area. The village is situated on an altitude of 3875 m, and is a campsite on the Kanji la and Shilakong gorge treks.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Kanji has 52 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.19%.[2]
Total | Male | Female | |
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Population | 325 | 165 | 160 |
Children aged below 6 years | 42 | 20 | 22 |
Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled tribe | 324 | 165 | 159 |
Literates | 176 | 94 | 82 |
Workers (all) | 139 | 74 | 65 |
Main workers (total) | 138 | 74 | 64 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 65 | 37 | 28 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 56 | 30 | 26 |
Main workers: Other | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Marginal workers (total) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Others | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Non-workers | 186 | 91 | 95 |
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.