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Chiling Sumda is a village in the Sham 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]

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%.[4]

Demographics (2011 Census)[4]
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

See also

References

  1. ^ “Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India”.
  2. ^ “Blockwise Village Amenity Directory” (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b “AlienAdv – Lamayuru to Chiling trek”. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b “Leh district census”. 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.