Fotoksar
Photoksar | |
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Village | |
  Fotoksar Location in Ladakh, India  Fotoksar Fotoksar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°04′23″N 76°49′25″E / 34.073060°N 76.823723°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Khalsi |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 241 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 960 |
Fotoksar or Photoksar is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil.
Location[edit]
Fotoksar is around 165 kilometres (103 mi) from the nearest airport city of Leh. On the way towards Lamayuru monastery from Leh, a road left towards Wanla leaving the main Kargil-Leh highway, which goes further to Sirsir-La pass (4,760 metres (15,620 ft)) and then to Photoksar.[2] The Sisir-La pass is open only in summers. So, in winter this village is cut off from the outside world.
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 census of India, Fotoksar has 48 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of the population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 71.23%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 241 | 119 | 122 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 241 | 119 | 122 |
| Literates | 151 | 83 | 68 |
| Workers (all) | 120 | 62 | 58 |
| Main workers (total) | 60 | 58 | 2 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 59 | 57 | 2 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 60 | 4 | 56 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 57 | 4 | 53 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 121 | 57 | 64 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Connecting Ladakh: India's growing road network to link borders with the mainland".
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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