Chemrey is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Kharu tehsil. The Chemrey Monastery is located in this village.
Chemrey
Chemdrey | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Chemrey Monastery | |
  Chemrey Location in Ladakh, India  Chemrey Chemrey (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′N 77°48′E / 33.97°N 77.80°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Kharu |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,222 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 871 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Chemrey has 353 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 91.12%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6222 | 5450 | 772 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 130 | 56 | 74 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1846 | 1177 | 669 |
| Literates | 5551 | 5143 | 408 |
| Workers (all) | 5391 | 5179 | 212 |
| Main workers (total) | 5123 | 4967 | 156 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 146 | 139 | 7 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 30 | 18 | 12 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 4947 | 4810 | 137 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 268 | 212 | 56 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 50 | 36 | 14 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 210 | 173 | 37 |
| Non-workers | 831 | 271 | 560 |
References
edit- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.