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Leh(Ladakh) population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jammu and Kashmir, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 133,487 people
Households 21,909 PCA households
Literacy rate 77.2% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 56.24% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 133,487 87,816 45,671 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 21,909 14,905 7,004 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 12,016 9,053 2,963 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9% 10.31% 6.49% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 690 814 494 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 946 933 989 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 93,770 56,789 36,981 Literacy rate% 77.2% 72.1% 86.59% Male literacy rate% 86.31% 82.47% 92.09% Female literacy rate% 63.56% 59.16% 74.86% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 488 108 380 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 95,857 73,789 22,068 Total workersCensus workers 75,079 48,381 26,698 Work participation rate% 56.24% 55.09% 58.46% Main workersworked at least 6 months 57,125 34,098 23,027 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 17,954 14,283 3,671 Non-workerspeople 58,408 39,435 18,973
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 21,909 households and 133,487 residents. Urban residents made up 34.21% of the population. Rural residents made up 65.79%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.31% for males and 63.56% for females. Of 75,079 workers, 76.09% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 11,175 9,694 Agricultural labourers 593 1,052 Household industry workers 502 518 Other workers 44,855 6,690
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 800047 30,870 people within this district · Town
Census code 000910 10,754 people within this district · Census town
Census code 000909 4,047 people within this district · Census town