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Chushul Population - Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

Chushul is a medium size village located in Leh Tehsil of Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 148 families residing. The Chushul village has population of 949 of which 489 are males while 460 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chushul village population of children with age 0-6 is 121 which makes up 12.75 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chushul village is 941 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Chushul as per census is 754, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Chushul village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Chushul village was 61.47 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Chushul Male literacy stands at 75.00 % while female literacy rate was 47.55 %.

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

Chushul Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 148 - -
Population 949 489 460
Child (0-6) 121 69 52
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 945 489 456
Literacy 61.47 % 75.00 % 47.55 %
Total Workers 556 278 278
Main Worker 398 - -
Marginal Worker 158 34 124

Caste Factor

In Chushul village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.58 % of total population in Chushul village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Chushul village of Leh.

Work Profile

In Chushul village out of total population, 556 were engaged in work activities. 71.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 556 workers engaged in Main Work, 197 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.