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Shey Population - Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

Shey is a large village located in Leh Tehsil of Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 398 families residing. The Shey village has population of 2238 of which 1057 are males while 1181 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shey village population of children with age 0-6 is 257 which makes up 11.48 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shey village is 1117 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Shey as per census is 760, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Shey village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Shey village was 78.95 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Shey Male literacy stands at 82.33 % while female literacy rate was 76.07 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shey village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Shey village.

Shey Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 398 - -
Population 2,238 1,057 1,181
Child (0-6) 257 146 111
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,935 931 1,004
Literacy 78.95 % 82.33 % 76.07 %
Total Workers 581 390 191
Main Worker 381 - -
Marginal Worker 200 145 55

Caste Factor

In Shey village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 86.46 % of total population in Shey village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shey village of Leh.

Work Profile

In Shey village out of total population, 581 were engaged in work activities. 65.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 581 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.