Leh(Ladakh) is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 112 villages and 3 towns in Leh(Ladakh) district.
As per the Census India 2011, Leh(Ladakh) district has 21909 households, population of 133487 of which 78971 are males and 54516 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 12016 which is 9% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Leh(Ladakh) district is around
690 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Leh(Ladakh) district is 70.25% out of which 79.57% males are literate and 56.75% females are literate. The total area of Leh(Ladakh) is 45110 sq.km with population density of 3 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 65.79% of population lives in Urban area and 34.21% lives in Rural area. There are 0.37% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 71.81% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Leh(Ladakh) district.
Leh(Ladakh) Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 133487 | 100% |
| Buddhist | 88635 | 66.4% |
| Hindu | 22882 | 17.14% |
| Muslim | 19057 | 14.28% |
| Sikh | 1092 | 0.82% |
| Religion not stated | 1006 | 0.75% |
| Christian | 658 | 0.49% |
| Jain | 103 | 0.08% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 54 | 0.04% |
Leh(Ladakh) Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 24.01 | 45085.99 |
| Number of households | 7004 | 14905 |
| Total Population | 45671 | 87816 |
| Population (%) | 66.91% | 44.87% |
| Male Population | 30560 | 48411 |
| Female Population | 15111 | 39405 |
| Sex Ratio | 494 | 814 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.97% | 64.67% |
List of Tehsils in Leh(Ladakh)
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Leh(Ladakh) district, Jammu & Kashmir
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Leh | 93961 | 171.06 | 549 | 660 |
| Nubra | 22433 | 166.82 | 134 | 633 |
| Khalsi | 17093 | 56.01 | 305 | 980 |
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