Thiksey | |
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Village | |
 Thiksey Village | |
  Thiksey Location in Ladakh, India  Thiksey Thiksey (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′12″N 77°40′03″E / 34.053283°N 77.667365°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Leh |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,237 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 859 |
Thiksey is a village and the headquarters of its eponymous block in Leh district, Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil. The Thikse Monastery is located here.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Thiksey has 433 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 75.42%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
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| Population | 2237 | 1111 | 1126 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 227 | 111 | 116 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2150 | 1074 | 1076 |
| Literates | 1516 | 841 | 675 |
| Workers (all) | 993 | 573 | 420 |
| Main workers (total) | 912 | 528 | 384 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 348 | 189 | 159 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 38 | 10 | 28 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Main workers: Other | 513 | 320 | 193 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 81 | 45 | 36 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 69 | 40 | 29 |
| Non-workers | 1244 | 538 | 706 |
References
- ↑ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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