Shang Population, Caste, Working Data Leh, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Shang is a village situated in Leh tehsil of Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 51 families residing in the village Shang. The total population of Shang is 230 out of which 115 are males and 115 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shang is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shang village is 25 which is 11% of the total population. There are 17 male children and 8 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shang is 471 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Shang village.

Population
230
Families
51
Literacy
59.51%
Sex Ratio
1,000

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shang is 59.5%. Thus Shang village has lower literacy rate compared to 70.2% of Leh district. The male literacy rate is 67.35% and the female literacy rate is 52.34% in Shang village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Shang Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shang village.

Total Male Female
Children 25 17 8
Literacy 59.51% 67.35% 52.34%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 229 115 114
Illiterate 108 49 59

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Shang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shang village out of total population, 180 were engaged in work activities. 70.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 180 workers engaged in Main Work, 123 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 127 60 67
Cultivators 123 57 66
Other Workers 4 3 1
Marginal Workers 53 29 24
Non Working 50 26 24

Nearby Villages to Shang,

Below are the list of villages near Shang village in Leh.

Village Population
Upshi 128
Hamis 313
Meroo 188
Matselang 381
Tarchit 167
Gia 658
Himya 265
Kharnak 194
Teri 202
Kerey 290

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