Damkhar

Damkhar
village
Damkhar Damkhar Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°19′55″N 76°55′42″E / 34.331968°N 76.928472°ECoordinates: 34°19′55″N 76°55′42″E / 34.331968°N 76.928472°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Khalsi
Population (2011)
• Total	1,202
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	944

Damkhar is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Damkhar has 199 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.22%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1202	608	594
Children aged below 6 years	114	63	51
Scheduled caste	17	8	9
Scheduled tribe	1177	594	583
Literates	677	371	306
Workers (all)	650	357	293
Main workers (total)	604	336	268
Main workers: Cultivators	344	176	168
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	4	2	2
Main workers: Household industry workers	4	3	1
Main workers: Other	252	155	97
Marginal workers (total)	46	21	25
Marginal workers: Cultivators	9	5	4
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	2	1	1
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	1	0	1
Marginal workers: Others	34	15	19
Non-workers	552	251	301

References

1. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
2. "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 2015-07-23.