Suspol, Leh

Suspol
Saspol
Village
Suspol is located in Ladakh
Suspol
Suspol
Location in Ladakh, India
Suspol is located in India
Suspol
Suspol
Suspol (India)
Coordinates: 34°21′07″N 77°10′13″E / 34.3519096°N 77.170334°E / 34.3519096; 77.170334
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilLikir[1]
Elevation
4,945 m (16,224 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,205
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code952

Suspol, also spelled Saspol, is a village and eponymous tehsil headquarter in the Leh district of Ladakh in India.[2][3]

Saspol village is home to Saspol Caves. The interior walls of some of these caves are decorated with unique 15th century CE wall paintings.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Suspol has 198 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 84.05%.[4]

Demographics (2011 Census)[4]
Total Male Female
Population 1205 641 564
Children aged below 6 years 114 63 51
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 1159 596 563
Literates 917 522 395
Workers (all) 785 402 383
Main workers (total) 469 272 197
Main workers: Cultivators 158 131 27
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 2 0 2
Main workers: Household industry workers 100 2 98
Main workers: Other 209 139 70
Marginal workers (total) 316 130 186
Marginal workers: Cultivators 90 31 59
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 32 4 28
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 31 9 22
Marginal workers: Others 163 86 77
Non-workers 420 239 181

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 tehsils.
  4. ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.