Chiling Sumda
Chilling | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°04′00″N 77°13′00″E / 34.0667°N 77.2167°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
District | Leh |
Tehsil | Likir [1] |
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 Ladakh, India. [2] It is located Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (NPDR) or Zanskar Highway in the Likir tehsil, on the bank of the Zanskar River in Zanskar region. It serves as a base camp for the Chadar Trek [3] in the winters and is used to raft the Zanskar river in the summers. [3]
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%. [4]
Total | Male | Female | |
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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 |