Hemis Shukpachan
Village in Ladakh, India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hemis-Shukpachan or Hemishok Pachan is a village in the Sham district of Ladakh, India.[2] It is located on the right side bank of Indus River and is in the Saspol tehsil. Alternative transliterations of the village's name include Hemmis Shyk Pachan and Hemis Shukpachan.
Hemis Shukpachan
Hemisshukpachan, Hemishok Pachan | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Hemis Shukpachan Location in Ladakh, India  Hemis Shukpachan Hemis Shukpachan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34.313807°N 77.076387°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Sham |
| Tehsil | Saspol[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 739 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 194106 |
| STD Code | 01982 |
| Census code | 950 |
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Hemis Shukpachan has 144 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 65.62%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 739 | 351 | 388 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 70 | 30 | 40 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 734 | 349 | 385 |
| Literates | 439 | 238 | 201 |
| Workers (all) | 271 | 186 | 85 |
| Main workers (total) | 177 | 120 | 57 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Main workers: Other | 145 | 93 | 52 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 94 | 66 | 28 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 71 | 56 | 15 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Non-workers | 468 | 165 | 303 |