Kanji, Ladakh

Kanji
Kanji
village
	Kanji Village
	Kanji Location in Ladakh, India Kanji Kanji (India)
	Coordinates: 34°15′N 76°36′E / 34.25°N 76.6°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Khalsi
Elevation	3,875 m (12,713 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	325
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	958

Kanji is a village in the Leh district of the union territory of Ladakh in India.^[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil, and can be accessed through the village of Heniskot which lies on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway.

The village has a small number of families who farm the immediate area. The village is situated on an altitude of 3875 m, and is a campsite on the Kanji la and Shilakong gorge treks.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census of India, Kanji has 52 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.19%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]
	Total	Male	Female
Population	325	165	160
Children aged below 6 years	42	20	22
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	324	165	159
Literates	176	94	82
Workers (all)	139	74	65
Main workers (total)	138	74	64
Main workers: Cultivators	65	37	28
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	7	1	6
Main workers: Household industry workers	56	30	26
Main workers: Other	10	6	4
Marginal workers (total)	1	0	1
Marginal workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	1	0	1
Non-workers	186	91	95

References[edit]

^ "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.

[1] "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[census_2011-2] "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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