Shachokol

Coordinates: 33°55′06″N 78°21′38″E / 33.9183387°N 78.3605653°E / 33.9183387; 78.3605653
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Shachokol
Village
Shachokol is located in Ladakh
Shachokol
Shachokol
Location in Ladakh, India
Shachokol is located in India
Shachokol
Shachokol
Shachokol (India)
Coordinates: 33°55′06″N 78°21′38″E / 33.9183387°N 78.3605653°E / 33.9183387; 78.3605653
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilDurbuk
Elevation
5,765 m (18,914 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total888
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code875

Shachokol is a village in Leh district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh.[1] It is located in the Durbuk tehsil.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census of India, Shachokol has 147 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 68.48%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
Total Male Female
Population 888 451 437
Children aged below 6 years 98 47 51
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 887 451 436
Literates 541 320 221
Workers (all) 489 267 222
Main workers (total) 277 197 80
Main workers: Cultivators 139 101 38
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 4 3 1
Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Main workers: Other 134 93 41
Marginal workers (total) 212 70 142
Marginal workers: Cultivators 171 61 110
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 8 0 8
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 17 1 16
Marginal workers: Others 16 8 8
Non-workers 399 184 215

References[edit]

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