Shachokol

Shachokol
village
Shachokol Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Shachokol Location in India
Coordinates: 33°55′06″N 78°21′38″E / 33.9183387°N 78.3605653°ECoordinates: 33°55′06″N 78°21′38″E / 33.9183387°N 78.3605653°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Elevation	5,765 m (18,914 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	888
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
2011 census code	875

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Shachokol has 147 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 68.48%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	888	451	437
Children aged below 6 years	98	47	51
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	887	451	436
Literates	541	320	221
Workers (all)	489	267	222
Main workers (total)	277	197	80
Main workers: Cultivators	139	101	38
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	4	3	1
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	134	93	41
Marginal workers (total)	212	70	142
Marginal workers: Cultivators	171	61	110
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	8	0	8
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	17	1	16
Marginal workers: Others	16	8	8
Non-workers	399	184	215

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.