Skanpuk | |
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  Skanpuk Location in Ladakh, India  Skanpuk Skanpuk (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°37′25″N77°26′06″E / 34.6237°N 77.4350°E Coordinates: 34°37′25″N77°26′06″E / 34.6237°N 77.4350°E [1] | |
| Country | India |
| State | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Nubra |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 416 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 925 |
Skanpuk [lower-alpha 1] is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [2] It is located in the Nubra tehsil. It is on the way to Turtuk, Nubra.
Skanpuk is in the Shyok river valley, adjacent to Hundar, close to the confluence of the Nubra river with Shyok.
Skanpuk is named after the Skanpuk peak, elevation 20,288 feet (6,184 m), below which the village sits. The surveyor William Johnson is said to have used the peak as a trigonometric station during his surveys. [3]
According to the 2011 census of India, Skanpuk has 93 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 63.32%. [4]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 416 | 197 | 219 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 37 | 17 | 20 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 415 | 197 | 218 |
| Literates | 240 | 137 | 103 |
| Workers (all) | 254 | 115 | 139 |
| Main workers (total) | 62 | 51 | 11 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 53 | 42 | 11 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 192 | 64 | 128 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 189 | 61 | 128 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 162 | 82 | 80 |
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