Lingshet Lingshed, Lingshot | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°57′04″N76°42′56″E / 33.951203°N 76.715477°E Coordinates: 33°57′04″N76°42′56″E / 33.951203°N 76.715477°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
District | Leh |
Tehsil | Khalsi |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 913 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Census code | 959 |
Lingshet (or Lingshed) is the headquarter of Singelalok block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil, about a day's trek from the nearest road. [2] The village can be accessed via a road through Singela from Lamayuru. [3]
The Lingshed Monastery, located nearby, is about 900 years old. In 2016, solar-powered direct-current microgrids were installed at the monastery, and in local school dormitories, along with a computer lab with a satellite Internet link. [2]
According to the 2011 census of India, Lingshet has 116 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.26%. [4]
Total | Male | Female | |
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Population | 913 | 494 | 419 |
Children aged below 6 years | 106 | 65 | 41 |
Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled tribe | 912 | 493 | 419 |
Literates | 567 | 347 | 220 |
Workers (all) | 407 | 210 | 197 |
Main workers (total) | 241 | 159 | 82 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 169 | 108 | 61 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Main workers: Other | 71 | 50 | 21 |
Marginal workers (total) | 166 | 51 | 115 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 95 | 7 | 88 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Others | 70 | 44 | 26 |
Non-workers | 506 | 284 | 222 |
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