Shara is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[2] It is located in the Kharu tehsil.
Shara | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Shara Location in Ladakh, India  Shara Shara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°46′36″N 78°04′18″E / 33.7766608°N 78.0715562°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Kharu[1] |
| Elevation | 5,117 m (16,788 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 290 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 878 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Shara has 57 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 75.38%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 290 | 134 | 156 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 290 | 134 | 156 |
| Literates | 199 | 108 | 91 |
| Workers (all) | 152 | 72 | 80 |
| Main workers (total) | 46 | 31 | 15 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 43 | 29 | 14 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 106 | 41 | 65 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 89 | 33 | 56 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Non-workers | 138 | 62 | 76 |
References
edit- ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^ "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.