Shang, Ladakh

Coordinates: 33°34′01″N 78°02′59″E / 33.5669975°N 78.0497434°E / 33.5669975; 78.0497434
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Shang
Village
Shang is located in Ladakh
Shang
Shang
Location in Ladakh, India
Shang is located in India
Shang
Shang
Shang (India)
Coordinates: 33°34′01″N 78°02′59″E / 33.5669975°N 78.0497434°E / 33.5669975; 78.0497434
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilKharu[1]
Elevation
4,395 m (14,419 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total230
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
194201
2011 census code891

Shang is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[2] It is located in the Kharu tehsil.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census of India, Shang has 51 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.51%.[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
Total Male Female
Population 230 115 115
Children aged below 6 years 25 17 8
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 229 115 114
Literates 122 66 56
Workers (all) 180 89 91
Main workers (total) 127 60 67
Main workers: Cultivators 123 57 66
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Main workers: Other 4 3 1
Marginal workers (total) 53 29 24
Marginal workers: Cultivators 1 0 1
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Others 52 29 23
Non-workers 50 26 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
  2. ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.