Chiling Sumda

Chiling Sumda
Chilling
village
Chiling Sumda
Chiling Sumda

Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Coordinates: 34°04′00″N 77°13′00″E / 34.0667°N 77.2167°E / 34.0667; 77.2167Coordinates: 34°04′00″N 77°13′00″E / 34.0667°N 77.2167°E / 34.0667; 77.2167
Country India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Leh
Tehsil Leh
Elevation 3,346 m (10,978 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 223
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration JK10
Census code 864

Chiling Sumda is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil, on the bank of the Indus river in Ladakh region. It serves as a base camp for the Chadar Trek[2] in the winters and is used to raft the Zanskar river in the summers.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Chiling Sumda has 31 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.31%.[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
Total Male Female
Population 223 120 103
Children aged below 6 years 19 12 7
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 220 118 102
Literates 121 68 53
Workers (all) 132 71 61
Main workers (total) 13 4 9
Main workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 1 1 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Main workers: Other 12 3 9
Marginal workers (total) 119 67 52
Marginal workers: Cultivators 104 53 51
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Others 15 14 1
Non-workers 91 49 42

References

  1. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  2. 1 2 "AlienAdv - Lamayuru to Chiling trek".
  3. 1 2 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 2015-07-23.


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