Lingshet
Lingshed, Lingshot | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 A farm and a house | |
Lingshet Lingshet within Ladakh, India | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′04″N 76°42′56″E / 33.951203°N 76.715477°E / 33.951203; 76.715477 | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Sham |
| Tehsil | Khalsi |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 913 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 959 |
Lingshet (or Lingshed) is the headquarters of the Singelalok block in the Sham district of Ladakh, India.1 It is located in Khalsi tehsil, about a day's trek from the nearest road.2 The village can be accessed via a road through Singela from Lamayuru.3
The Lingshed Monastery, located nearby, is about 900 years old. In 2016, solar-powered direct-current microgrids were installed at the monastery and in local school dormitories, along with a computer lab with a satellite Internet link.2
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Lingshet has 116 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of the population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.26%.4
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 913 | 494 | 419 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 106 | 65 | 41 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 912 | 493 | 419 |
| Literates | 567 | 347 | 220 |
| Workers (all) | 407 | 210 | 197 |
| Main workers (total) | 241 | 159 | 82 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 169 | 108 | 61 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 71 | 50 | 21 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 166 | 51 | 115 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 95 | 7 | 88 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 70 | 44 | 26 |
| Non-workers | 506 | 284 | 222 |
References
References
- "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- Kumagai, Jean; Gorman, Celia (26 January 2017). "Lighting Up Lingshed: A Remote Village in the Himalayas Gets Lights and Internet Access". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- "Heard the one about the man who delivered a piano to the Himalayas?". 19 August 2016.
- "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.