Thiksey

34°03′12″N 77°40′03″E / 34.053283°N 77.667365°E / 34.053283; 77.667365CountryIndiaUnion TerritoryLadakhDistrictLehTehsilLehPopulation • Total2,237Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Census code859

Thiksey is a village and the headquarters of its eponymous block in Leh district, Ladakh, India.^[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil. The Thikse Monastery is located here.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Thiksey has 433 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 75.42%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	2237	1111	1126
Children aged below 6 years	227	111	116
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	2150	1074	1076
Literates	1516	841	675
Workers (all)	993	573	420
Main workers (total)	912	528	384
Main workers: Cultivators	348	189	159
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	38	10	28
Main workers: Household industry workers	13	9	4
Main workers: Other	513	320	193
Marginal workers (total)	81	45	36
Marginal workers: Cultivators	9	5	4
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	3	0	3
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	69	40	29
Non-workers	1244	538	706

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