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Thiksey Population - Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

Thiksey is a large village located in Leh Tehsil of Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 433 families residing. The Thiksey village has population of 2237 of which 1111 are males while 1126 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Thiksey village population of children with age 0-6 is 227 which makes up 10.15 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Thiksey village is 1014 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Thiksey as per census is 1045, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Thiksey village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Thiksey village was 75.42 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Thiksey Male literacy stands at 84.10 % while female literacy rate was 66.83 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Thiksey 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 Thiksey village.

Thiksey Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 433 - -
Population 2,237 1,111 1,126
Child (0-6) 227 111 116
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 2,150 1,074 1,076
Literacy 75.42 % 84.10 % 66.83 %
Total Workers 993 573 420
Main Worker 912 - -
Marginal Worker 81 45 36

Caste Factor

In Thiksey village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 96.11 % of total population in Thiksey village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Thiksey village of Leh.

Work Profile

In Thiksey village out of total population, 993 were engaged in work activities. 91.84 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.16 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 993 workers engaged in Main Work, 348 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38 were Agricultural labourer.