Suspol, also spelled Saspol, is a village and eponymous tehsil headquarter in the Leh district of Ladakh in India.[2][3]
Suspol
Saspol | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Suspol Location in Ladakh, India  Suspol Suspol (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′07″N 77°10′13″E / 34.3519096°N 77.170334°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Likir[1] |
| Elevation | 4,945 m (16,224 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,205 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 952 |
Saspol village is home to Saspol Caves. The interior walls of some of these caves are decorated with unique 15th century CE wall paintings.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Suspol has 198 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 84.05%.[4]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1205 | 641 | 564 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 114 | 63 | 51 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1159 | 596 | 563 |
| Literates | 917 | 522 | 395 |
| Workers (all) | 785 | 402 | 383 |
| Main workers (total) | 469 | 272 | 197 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 158 | 131 | 27 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 100 | 2 | 98 |
| Main workers: Other | 209 | 139 | 70 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 316 | 130 | 186 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 90 | 31 | 59 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 32 | 4 | 28 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 31 | 9 | 22 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 163 | 86 | 77 |
| Non-workers | 420 | 239 | 181 |
References
edit- ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Leh tehsils.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.