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Gia Population - Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

Gia is a medium size village located in Leh Tehsil of Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 140 families residing. The Gia village has population of 658 of which 301 are males while 357 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gia village population of children with age 0-6 is 87 which makes up 13.22 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gia village is 1186 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Gia as per census is 1231, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Gia village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gia village was 58.67 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gia Male literacy stands at 65.65 % while female literacy rate was 52.75 %.

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

Gia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 140 - -
Population 658 301 357
Child (0-6) 87 39 48
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 657 301 356
Literacy 58.67 % 65.65 % 52.75 %
Total Workers 365 177 188
Main Worker 103 - -
Marginal Worker 262 97 165

Caste Factor

In Gia village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.85 % of total population in Gia village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Gia village of Leh.

Work Profile

In Gia village out of total population, 365 were engaged in work activities. 28.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 365 workers engaged in Main Work, 58 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.