Stok

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Stok
Stak
Village
Stok Village
Stok Village
Stok is located in Ladakh
Stok
Stok
Location in Ladakh, India
Stok is located in India
Stok
Stok
Stok (India)
Coordinates: 34°03′52″N 77°33′12″E / 34.06441°N 77.553344°E / 34.06441; 77.553344
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilLeh
Elevation
3,497 m (11,473 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,471
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code862

Stok is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil, in the Indus Valley 17 km southeast of the Leh town.

The village is home to the 14th century Stok Monastery, with its 71 feet (22 m) high seated Gautama Buddha statue, constructed between 2012–2015 and consecrated by the Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.[2]

Stok's 19th century palace is the current residence of the former royal family of Ladakh. Within the palace, a museum contains the shrine, crown, ceremonial dress and jewellery of the Ladakhi king.[3]

Stok Kangri (6,153 metres (20,187 ft)) sits at the head of the Stok Chu river valley.[4]

Siddhartha School is located at the northernmost edge of the village.

Geography

Stok is located at 34°04′N 77°34′E / 34.07°N 77.57°E / 34.07; 77.57. It has an average elevation of 3,364 metres (11,037 ft).[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Stok has 300 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 73.79%.[6]

Demographics (2011 Census)[6]
Total Male Female
Population 1471 706 765
Children aged below 6 years 151 72 79
Scheduled caste 4 2 2
Scheduled tribe 1457 697 760
Literates 974 513 461
Workers (all) 589 389 200
Main workers (total) 529 345 184
Main workers: Cultivators 209 136 73
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 2 1 1
Main workers: Household industry workers 6 6 0
Main workers: Other 312 202 110
Marginal workers (total) 60 44 16
Marginal workers: Cultivators 24 17 7
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 5 2 3
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 1 1 0
Marginal workers: Others 30 24 6
Non-workers 882 317 565

See also

References

  1. ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ Mary Loosemore. "Information Board at the Gautama Buddha statue and temple, Stok Gompa". www.flickr.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Stok Palace". www.lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ^ Kucharski, Radek (2012). Trekking in Ladakh (1st ed.). Cicerone. p. 86. ISBN 978 1 85284 675 6.
  5. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Stok". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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