Fotoksar
Photoksar | |
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  Fotoksar Location in Ladakh, India  Fotoksar Fotoksar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°04′23″N 76°49′25″E / 34.073060°N 76.823723°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Khalsi |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 241 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 960 |
Fotoksar or Photoksar is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil.
Location
Fotoksar is around 165 kilometres (103 mi) from the nearest airport city of Leh. On the way towards Lamayuru monastery from Leh, a road left towards Wanla leaving the main Kargil-Leh highway, which goes further to Sirsir-La pass (4,760 metres (15,620 ft)) and then to Photoksar.[2] The Sisir-La pass is open only in summers. So, in winter this village is cut off from the outside world.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Fotoksar has 48 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of the population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 71.23%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 241 | 119 | 122 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 241 | 119 | 122 |
| Literates | 151 | 83 | 68 |
| Workers (all) | 120 | 62 | 58 |
| Main workers (total) | 60 | 58 | 2 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 59 | 57 | 2 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 60 | 4 | 56 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 57 | 4 | 53 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 121 | 57 | 64 |
References
- ↑ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Connecting Ladakh: India's growing road network to link borders with the mainland".
- 1 2 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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