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Shara Population - Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

Shara is a medium size village located in Leh Tehsil of Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 57 families residing. The Shara village has population of 290 of which 134 are males while 156 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shara village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 8.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shara village is 1164 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Shara as per census is 857, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Shara village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Shara village was 75.38 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Shara Male literacy stands at 90.00 % while female literacy rate was 63.19 %.

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

Shara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 290 134 156
Child (0-6) 26 14 12
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 290 134 156
Literacy 75.38 % 90.00 % 63.19 %
Total Workers 152 72 80
Main Worker 46 - -
Marginal Worker 106 41 65

Caste Factor

In Shara village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Shara village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shara village of Leh.

Work Profile

In Shara village out of total population, 152 were engaged in work activities. 30.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 152 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.