Taroo

Taroo
Village
Taroo Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Taroo Taroo (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 34°12′12″N77°25′42″E / 34.203357°N 77.428223°E / 34.203357; 77.428223 Coordinates: 34°12′12″N77°25′42″E / 34.203357°N 77.428223°E / 34.203357; 77.428223
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Likir [1]
Population  (2011)
• Total	442
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	853

Taroo is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. ^[2] It is located in the Likir tehsil.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Taroo has 71 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.03%. ^[3]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[3]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	442	203	239
Children aged below 6 years	45	20	25
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	429	195	234
Literates	278	141	137
Workers (all)	267	128	139
Main workers (total)	143	115	28
Main workers: Cultivators	81	75	6
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	1	0	1
Main workers: Household industry workers	3	2	1
Main workers: Other	58	38	20
Marginal workers (total)	124	13	111
Marginal workers: Cultivators	90	3	87
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	10	6	4
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	8	0	8
Marginal workers: Others	16	4	12
Non-workers	175	75	100

References

1. "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
2. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
3. "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.