Stakna is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil, on the banks of the Indus River. The Stakna Monastery is located here.
Stakna | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Stakna | |
  Stakna Location in Ladakh, India  Stakna Stakna (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′44″N 77°41′06″E / 33.9955604°N 77.6851069°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Leh |
| Elevation | 3,287 m (10,784 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 355 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 879 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Stakna has 88 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.61%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 355 | 171 | 184 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 42 | 23 | 19 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 355 | 171 | 184 |
| Literates | 221 | 109 | 112 |
| Workers (all) | 199 | 99 | 100 |
| Main workers (total) | 45 | 28 | 17 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 44 | 28 | 16 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 154 | 71 | 83 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 124 | 45 | 79 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Non-workers | 156 | 72 | 84 |
References
edit- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.