Thiksey | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Thiksey Village | |
| Coordinates:34°03′12″N77°40′03″E / 34.053283°N 77.667365°E /34.053283; 77.667365 | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Leh |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,237 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 859 |
Thiksey is a village and the headquarters of itseponymousblock inLeh district, Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in theLehtehsil. TheThikse Monastery is located here.
According to the2011 census of India, Thiksey has 433 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 75.42%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2237 | 1111 | 1126 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 227 | 111 | 116 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2150 | 1074 | 1076 |
| Literates | 1516 | 841 | 675 |
| Workers (all) | 993 | 573 | 420 |
| Main workers (total) | 912 | 528 | 384 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 348 | 189 | 159 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 38 | 10 | 28 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Main workers: Other | 513 | 320 | 193 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 81 | 45 | 36 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 69 | 40 | 29 |
| Non-workers | 1244 | 538 | 706 |