Samad Rakchan is a village in the Leh district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh.[2] It is located in the Nyoma tehsil.
Samad Rakchan | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Samad Rakchan Location in Ladakh, India  Samad Rakchan Samad Rakchan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°09′24″N 78°14′28″E / 33.1565857°N 78.2412109°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Nyoma[1] |
| Elevation | 5,166 m (16,949 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 361 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 898 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Samad Rakchan has 71 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 54.91%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 361 | 188 | 173 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 35 | 18 | 17 |
| Scheduled caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled tribe | 229 | 119 | 110 |
| Literates | 179 | 112 | 67 |
| Workers (all) | 214 | 110 | 104 |
| Main workers (total) | 130 | 103 | 27 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 130 | 103 | 27 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 84 | 7 | 77 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 84 | 7 | 77 |
| Non-workers | 147 | 78 | 69 |
References
edit- ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.