Leh is a Tehsil located in Leh(Ladakh) district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 3 Tehsils of Leh(Ladakh) district. There are 61 villages and 3 towns in Leh Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Leh Tehsil has 15497 households, population of 93961 of which 56597 are males and 37364 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 7771 which is 8.27% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Leh Tehsil is around
660 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Leh Tehsil is 73.27% out of which 82.02% males are literate and 60.01% females are literate. The total area of Leh is 171.06 sq.km with population density of 549 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 51.39% of population lives in Urban area and 48.61% lives in Rural area. There are 0.42% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 66.85% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Leh Tehsil.
Leh Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 93961 | 100% |
| Buddhist | 61583 | 65.54% |
| Hindu | 18503 | 19.69% |
| Muslim | 11330 | 12.06% |
| Sikh | 995 | 1.06% |
| Religion not stated | 888 | 0.95% |
| Christian | 539 | 0.57% |
| Jain | 69 | 0.07% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 54 | 0.06% |
Leh Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 7004 | 8493 |
| Total Population | 45671 | 48290 |
| Population (%) | 66.91% | 46.08% |
| Male Population | 30560 | 26037 |
| Female Population | 15111 | 22253 |
| Sex Ratio | 494 | 855 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.97% | 65.98% |
List of Cities in Leh
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List of Villages in Leh
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