Chiling Sumda
Chilling
Village
Chiling Sumda is located in Ladakh
Chiling Sumda
Chiling Sumda
Location in Ladakh, India
Chiling Sumda is located in India
Chiling Sumda
Chiling Sumda
Chiling Sumda (India)
Coordinates: 34°04′00″N 77°13′00″E / 34.0667°N 77.2167°E / 34.0667; 77.2167
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilLikir[1]
Elevation
3,346 m (10,978 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total223
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK10
Census code864

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]

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.


Categories